Government & Enterprise Advisory

Government & Enterprise Technology Consulting

Johnson Intelligence Group advises federal, state, and municipal agencies and Fortune 500 enterprises on the technology decisions that move the most weight: AI strategy, cloud modernization, legacy system replacement, and federal-contracting compliance. Senior delivery, no offshore handoffs, no surprises in procurement review.

15+ Years senior technology delivery
FedRAMP Authorization advisory
SOC 2 / HIPAA / NIST 800-53 fluent

Three practice areas. Senior delivery on every engagement.

Every engagement is led by a partner-level technologist. We do not staff augment, we do not offshore. The person scoping the work is the person who delivers the work.

Government IT Modernization

Federal, state, and municipal agency advisory: legacy system retirement, citizen-facing platform launches, cybersecurity posture, AI pilot programs aligned to mission outcomes.

  • Legacy mainframe and AS/400 modernization roadmaps
  • Citizen-experience platform replacement
  • FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, StateRAMP advisory
  • AI pilot program design for public sector

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Enterprise AI Strategy

Where AI fits in the operating model and where it does not. Vendor versus build frameworks, model evaluation matrices, governance policy, and the change management to make any of it stick.

  • Enterprise AI roadmap and prioritization
  • Build vs buy frameworks for foundation models
  • Governance policy and risk inventories
  • Vendor consolidation and lock-in mitigation

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Cloud Modernization

AWS, Azure, GCP. Assessment through migration through cost optimization. Rehost, replatform, refactor, retire. We help you choose the right pattern for each workload, not the most expensive one.

  • Cloud readiness and total-cost assessment
  • Migration pattern selection (6Rs framework)
  • FedRAMP / StateRAMP authorization paths
  • Post-migration cost optimization

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Engagement sectors

Representative sectors we have advised. Specific client identities are withheld under NDA and disclosed only as part of a capability statement on request.

Federal Civilian Agency

FedRAMP advisory · 2024–2025

State Department of Health

AI governance program · 2025

Municipal IT

Cloud migration · 2024–2025

Fortune 500 Financial Services

AI strategy roadmap · 2025

National Higher-Education System

Legacy modernization · 2024

Federal Contractor (Mid-Market)

FedRAMP authorization · 2024–2025

Engagement scope and timeline shown for context. Detailed past-performance references provided as part of capability package.

Who we serve

Engagements run from federal-prime subcontracting to direct municipal advisory to enterprise CIO partnerships. Procurement vehicles available on request.

Federal Agencies

Civilian and defense-adjacent. NIST 800-53 fluency, FedRAMP advisory, ATO support.

State Agencies

Health, transportation, revenue, workforce. StateRAMP, multi-tenant program design.

Municipal & Local

City CTO advisory, county-level platform consolidation, cooperative purchasing.

Fortune 500 Enterprise

Enterprise AI strategy, cloud modernization, vendor rationalization at scale.

Higher Education

R1 universities, state systems. Research computing, ERP modernization, AI policy.

Federal Contractors

FedRAMP authorization advisory. SOC 2 / FedRAMP joint readiness for SaaS providers.

Healthcare Systems

HIPAA-bound providers, payors, state Medicaid technology programs.

Critical Infrastructure

Energy, water, transit. OT/IT convergence, NIST CSF, supply-chain risk.

Why Johnson

Three things buyers tell us they look for in a senior advisory partner. We organize the firm around these.

Partner-delivered

Senior consultants on every engagement, every week. No bait-and-switch to junior staff after the kickoff briefing.

Procurement-fluent

FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, StateRAMP, NASPO. We write deliverables that survive audit and clear inspector-general review.

AI without hype

Vendor-neutral evaluations. Where modern AI delivers measurable outcomes we say so. Where it does not, we say so.

The way the work gets done

Most government and enterprise technology problems do not need more hands. They need fewer, better hands. Johnson Intelligence Group is built around that premise.

Security and compliance first

FedRAMP, FISMA, SOC 2, HIPAA, NIST 800-53, StateRAMP. Compliance is the floor, not the ceiling. Every recommendation is procurement-defensible on day one.

Senior delivery, no handoffs

The technologist who scopes the work delivers the work. No bait-and-switch staffing. No offshore back-channels. No junior consultants learning on the agency's clock.

Procurement-credible artifacts

Capability statements, past-performance summaries, SOW language, response packages, ATO-ready documentation. Built to clear procurement review the first time.

AI fluency, not AI hype

Where modern AI improves outcomes, we say so. Where it doesn't, we say so. We help clients distinguish vendor marketing from operating reality.

100% Senior-led engagements
3 Practice pillars
US Onshore delivery only
NDA First by default

How engagements typically run

Three engagement models cover the bulk of our work. Every model is senior-led with explicit deliverable schedules and acceptance criteria.

Discovery & Roadmap

Four to eight weeks. Fixed-fee assessment of a defined scope with a written roadmap, phased recommendations, cost ranges, and an explicit risk inventory. Most agencies and enterprises start here.

  • Stakeholder interviews and document review
  • Current-state architecture documentation
  • Phased recommendations in 6, 12, 24-month windows
  • Executive briefing pack on close

Advisory Retainer

Three to twelve months. Time-and-materials or fixed-monthly retainer for ongoing senior advisory through a defined modernization or AI deployment cycle.

  • Weekly check-ins with named accountability
  • Document and proposal review
  • Vendor evaluation and contract review
  • On-call advisory for executive escalations

Authorization or Migration Delivery

Six to eighteen months. Larger fixed-scope engagement supporting FedRAMP authorization, StateRAMP authorization, multi-system cloud migration, or enterprise AI rollout.

  • Written deliverable schedule and acceptance criteria
  • Coordinated with client team or system integrator
  • Continuous compliance monitoring program
  • Formal program closeout and handoff

Where we sit in the consulting market

Three tiers exist in technology consulting. We deliberately occupy the middle — senior-only, procurement-fluent, scoped to deliver.

 
Big-firm incumbents
Johnson Intelligence Group
Staff augmentation
Who actually delivers
Junior-heavy team; partner present at kickoff
Partner-level on every engagement, every week
Whichever consultant is on the bench
Engagement model
Multi-year, multi-track, hundred-plus consultants
Defined deliverable, fixed price where possible
Time-and-materials hours against an SOW
Incentive alignment
Billable hours per consultant
Outcome and audit-readiness
Hours on the timesheet
Procurement fluency
Strong on vehicles; deep on FedRAMP, GSA
Subcontractor-fluent; small-business set-asides
Variable; depends on the prime
AI strategy depth
Strong, with vendor-relationship overhang
Vendor-neutral; calls hype when it sees it
Resource skill, not strategic advisory

For organizations whose technology decisions need to clear a procurement officer, an audit committee, and an inspector general, the combination of senior delivery and procurement credibility is the differentiator that justifies the engagement.

Engagements typically begin with a capability review

Send your RFI, RFP, or pre-solicitation. We respond within one business day with a capability statement, past-performance summary, and a no-obligation discovery call to scope fit.

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