Empower AI has acquired Highlight Technologies Inc., a Fairfax, Virginia-based federal IT services firm, to expand its AI-driven, cloud-enabled mission solutions across the federal government.
The deal strengthens Empower AI’s capabilities in DevSecOps, AI, data management and cloud modernization while broadening support for modernization initiatives at the departments of State and Homeland Security.
Highlight CEO Aarish Gokaldas called the companies “a natural fit,” noting that Empower AI’s AI-first approach, paired with Highlight’s deep agency expertise, creates “the platform and scale to deliver even greater impact for the missions we serve.”
Founded in 2008, Highlight Technologies has focused on mission modernization, data-driven decision support, digital transformation and rapid-response delivery for defense, civilian and homeland security customers. The firm’s AI Data Integration & Orchestration Engine was recently assessed as “Awardable” in the Defense Department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace, expanding Empower AI’s access to emerging defense opportunities.
The acquisition accelerates growth of Empower AI’s proprietary AI accelerator portfolio, with the combined organization delivering faster deployment, improved interoperability and more scalable AI adoption for federal customers.
Empower AI CEO Jeff Bohling said Highlight Technologies brings “exceptional talent, proven technology, and deep agency relationships that will meaningfully expand what we can deliver to our customers.”
The transaction is effective July 7, 2026. Terms were not disclosed.