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Highlight’s AIDE (AI Data Integration & Orchestration Engine) Assessed “Awardable” for Department of War work in the CDAO’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace

  • Victoria Robinson
  • January 13, 2026
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Fairfax, VA – Highlight Technologies (Highlight), a leading provider of DevSecOps, Cloud, AI/ML, and Data Management, today announced that it has achieved “Awardable” status for AIDE (AI Data Integration & Orchestration Engine) through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s (CDAO) Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace.

The Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace is the premier offering of Tradewinds, the Department of War’s (DoW’s) suite of tools and services designed to accelerate the procurement and adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), data, and analytics capabilities.

Highlight’s solutions are designed to improving decision-making, assuring reliable data sources, and streamlining processes. They are used across the Department of Defense and public sector.

“Being recognized as ‘Awardable’ on the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace is a significant milestone for Highlight. AIDE was built to transform how agencies integrate and orchestrate data, enabling faster, smarter decisions,” said Emilie Scantlebury, VP of Business Development at Highlight. “This designation expands our ability to deliver innovative, AI-driven solutions that strengthen mission outcomes across the Department of Defense and beyond.”

Highlight’s video, AIDE (AI Data Integration & Orchestration Engine), accessible only by government customers on the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace, presents an actual use case in which the company created a secure, modular, cloud-deployable platform that connects to virtually any data source, tool, or AI/ML model that delivers answers via a cohesive, streamlined dashboard. Highlight was recognized among a competitive field of applicants to the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace whose solutions demonstrated innovation, scalability, and potential impact on DoW missions. Government customers interested in viewing the video solution can create a Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace account at tradewindAI.com.

About Highlight
Highlight Technologies (“Highlight”) is an award-winning, 100% employee-owned, ISO® 9001, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, ISO 44001 certified, ISO 56000 certified, CMMI-DEV Level 3, and CMMI-SVC Level 3 appraised federal contractor that provides Application Development, Business & Mission Operations, Data and Analytics, Hybrid Cloud and Automation, Cybersecurity, and IT Services to more than 20 U.S. federal government customers. Our customers include National Security (DHS, Army, Air Force, Intel), Health (CMS, HHS, ACF) and Citizen Services (FCC, GSA, SBA).

For more information, please visit www.highlighttech.com.

About the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace
The Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace is a digital repository of post-competition, readily awardable pitch videos that address the Department of War’s (DoW’s) most significant challenges in the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML), data, and analytics space. All awardable solutions have been assessed through complex scoring rubrics and competitive procedures and are available to Government customers with a Marketplace account. Government customers can create an account at www.tradewindai.com. Tradewinds is housed in the DoW’s Chief Digital Artificial Intelligence Office.

For more information or media requests, contact: Success@tradewindai.com