MetroStar Launches “Mira” to Modernize Federal Hiring with AI-Powered Digital Labor

RESTON, VA—Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025—MetroStar, a venture-backed leader in AI-enabled solutions for the federal government, has launched Mira (MetroStar Intelligence Recruitment Assistant), the first public deployment of MetroStar’s Digital Labor framework, designed to scale agentic AI across government missions.

Built on Microsoft Azure AI, Mira introduces secure, agentic AI digital labor into the federal hiring process, accelerating recruitment, reducing time-to-fill, and enhancing the candidate experience.

Mira’s interface, which is publicly available at mira.metrostar.ai.

MetroStar-Guided Intelligence with Microsoft Azure AI

Mira showcases the breadth of Microsoft Azure’s AI and cloud-native services—spanning Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Azure API Management, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

She is integrated into MetroStar's careers site and, through Azure OpenAI, draws from MetroStar’s job descriptions, career site, values, and brand voice to guide authentic, mission-aligned candidate interactions.

Powered by GPT-4o-mini, she orchestrates agents for intent detection, job discovery, and content generation, querying MetroStar’s knowledge base via Azure AI Search for contextual responses. Prompt Shield safeguards against jailbreaks and misuse.

To ensure security and compliance, candidate data is stored with cloud-native services protected by Microsoft Defender for Cloud, while Azure API Management inspects and governs all incoming traffic, enforces policies, applies limits, and logs activity.

Her modular, agentic framework is repeatable, extensible, and supports hybrid or multi-cloud AI solutions, advancing trustworthy AI adoption in enterprise recruiting.

MetroStar’s use of Microsoft’s trusted AI stack ensures repeatability, security, and extensibility across government missions. Future iterations of Mira will integrate Microsoft Teams for enterprise collaboration, Entra ID to enable secure federation with external identity providers, and Microsoft’s Power Platform for low-code enterprise integration, supporting seamless adoption across government.

Digital Labor for a Smarter Federal Workforce

Mira reflects a growing shift in federal workforce strategy, moving from manual hiring processes to AI-enabled digital labor. It also aligns with White House initiatives focused on AI adoption and government modernization. Early testing suggests Mira can reduce time-to-fill, cut hiring costs, and significantly increase recruiter productivity.

"Mira represents a turning point not just for hiring, but for how government workforces embrace AI,” said Ali Reza Manouchehri, CEO and Co-Founder of MetroStar. "Mira is the first step in our broader vision of embedding digital labor throughout federal operations to empower people, accelerate decision-making, and strengthen mission readiness.”

Manouchehri emphasizes that MetroStar views Mira as an internal proof point for how digital labor can drive outcomes in high-stakes government environments and as a foundation for future innovation across HR, proposals, and other mission-critical functions.

Additionally, federal policy directives—including OMB memoranda M‑25‑21 and M‑25‑22 and Executive Order 14179—call for responsible AI adoption. Mira is designed with these guardrails in mind, delivering transparent, auditable, and policy-compliant AI interactions.

In doing so, she not only aligns with federal mandates but also embodies a broader shift toward future-leaning talent strategies, helping teams evolve from reactive hiring cycles to proactive, AI-enabled talent engagement.

"Digital labor should free people to focus on strategic work, not replace them," said Debbie Peterson, MetroStar’s SVP of People and Culture. “We created Mira to help people find their dream job while giving teams time back to focus on strategic decisions, innovation, and mission outcomes. She was designed using real HR workflows and employee culture insights to handle the repetitive tasks that slow hiring down.”

A Future-Ready Platform for Mission-Driven Talent

Mira’s modular architecture supports future reuse across other government functions, including human resources and operational workflows. MetroStar plans to continue expanding Mira’s capabilities and offering it as an architecture for AI-powered workforce transformation across the public sector.

“By starting with recruitment, we’re laying the foundation for AI agents that can responsibly augment workforces across every mission area, from HR to operations to national security. This is the future of government work: human-centered, AI-enabled, and built for scale,” said Jorge Vasquez, MetroStar’s Chief Technology Officer. 

See the future of career exploration and meet Mira. 

About MetroStar

MetroStar is a venture-backed, AI-enabled solutions company, delivering next-generation solutions to U.S. government agencies. Focused on mission acceleration and cutting-edge technology, MetroStar equips agencies with the tools and strategies needed to navigate the future of national security, including AI, digital transformation, application modernization, and enterprise IT.