SettleTop AI Registry Deemed “Awardable” by Department of Defense CDAO Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SettleTop’s AI Agent Registry helps organizations discover, evaluate, and assess the provenance, transparency, and risk of AI agents - background checks on AI agents.

October 9, 2026 — SettleTop announced today that its AI Agent Registry has been designated “Awardable” through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace SBIR Aisle, an initiative supporting the adoption of innovative technologies across the U.S. Department of Defense.

The Awardable designation means SettleTop's solution is eligible to be made visible to participating government organizations through the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace, where it can be evaluated and considered for potential procurement opportunities aligned with mission requirements.

Bringing Transparency and Trust to AI Agent Adoption

As government agencies increasingly adopt AI agents, understanding who developed them, how they were built, and what risks they may introduce is becoming essential.

SettleTop's AI Registry provides background checks for AI agents, helping organizations make more informed decisions before acquiring, deploying, and managing third-party AI capabilities.

The platform provides a centralized registry of AI agents across multiple marketplaces, with capabilities including:

• AI Agent Discovery: Search and compare AI agents across vendors, marketplaces, and use cases.

• Provenance Transparency: Understand agent publishers, origins, underlying technologies, and available development information.

• Risk and Trust Assessment: Evaluate provenance, verification status, security disclosures, and other trust indicators.

• Enterprise AI Governance: Support visibility and oversight of AI agents across government and enterprise environments.

"AI agents are rapidly becoming part of mission-critical operations, yet organizations often lack basic transparency into who built these agents, what technologies they use, and whether they can be trusted," said Sunny Ahn, CEO of SettleTop. "Our AI Registry addresses this transparency gap by providing background checks for AI agents, helping government organizations make better-informed acquisition and deployment decisions."

Supporting Government AI Innovation

The CDAO Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace connects government organizations with innovative, evaluated technology solutions. SettleTop's Awardable designation represents an important milestone in expanding access to its AI Registry across the federal marketplace.

Learn more: www.settletop.com | registry.settletop.com

About SettleTop

SettleTop is an AI transparency and software intelligence company focused on helping organizations discover, understand, and govern AI technologies - background checks on AI agents. Its AI Registry provides a centralized platform for AI agent discovery, provenance assessment, verification, and risk intelligence, enabling more transparent and accountable AI adoption.

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