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RichardWakeman on 10-28-2020 09:30 AM

This is an update of the Microsoft CMMC Acceleration Program for the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) regarding compliance ...

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RichardWakeman on 10-28-2020 09:30 AM

This is an in depth response for the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) regarding compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity ...

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Martin Ballard on 10-21-2020 11:00 AM

Ignite Highlights! To Do comes to GCC!

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Matthew Littleton (CYBERSECURITY) on 10-20-2020 09:00 AM

In our latest post to our MS Security Voices Unplugged series, we discuss how using Advanced Audit can improve your fore...

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marmcimsft on 10-15-2020 09:00 AM

Read about Microsoft’s End to End Security Commitments to Our Customers

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Rima Reyes on 10-07-2020 09:00 AM

Teams engineering Senior Technical PM Nolene LaNeve breaks down what the top 5 security questions asked by our US Govern...

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Claudia_Farrington on 10-01-2020 12:31 PM

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM)! Find out how we are raising the awareness about the importan...

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Adam_Schau on 10-01-2020 06:46 AM

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Tina Meek on 09-29-2020 02:30 PM

97 Azure Government services now authorized for DoD IL5 workloads. Read more here

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Mansoor Malik on 09-29-2020 08:00 AM

Today, we’re pleased to share that we’re making several of the new features announced in Reimagining virtual collaborati...

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Dan Narloch on 09-18-2020 11:00 AM

We are just a few days away from our first ever digital Microsoft Ignite, and Microsoft 365 Government is bringing you s...

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Iram Arras on 09-17-2020 06:00 AM

Today, more than ever, government organizations are facing increasing challenges associated with remote delivery of publ...

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Martin Ballard on 09-10-2020 10:00 AM

Teams GCC gets Surface Hub Support! App Sideloading! Chat and meeting pop-out support! And more!

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Adam_Schau on 09-03-2020 12:00 PM

A collection of some of the resources available to Microsoft customers, with an emphasis on local events for the Federal...

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Ansuman Acharya on 09-03-2020 08:00 AM

Today, we are proud to announce the general availability of the Lists app in Teams in GCC. As you might already know, Mi...

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StevanVidich on 09-02-2020 02:00 PM

To provide customers with more detailed information about isolation in a multi-tenant cloud, Microsoft has published Azu...

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Karina Homme on 08-26-2020 12:00 PM

Join us Today at 3:30 PDT/6:30pm ET for the next Azure Government virtual meetup where government & industry speakers wi...

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RichardWakeman on 08-19-2020 09:00 AM

We will focus on the myth that Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) does not require data sovereignty. This article...

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Dan Narloch on 08-17-2020 09:30 AM

Community is a big part of Microsoft Ignite – and we seek your help to create a great interactive experience that could ...

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jackieduong on 08-11-2020 09:25 AM

Last month, we made Copy plan available for all government plans across GCC, GCC High, and DoD. Copy plan is exactly wha...

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Sarah.Gilbert on 08-05-2020 03:30 PM

On Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 9:00 to 10:00 AM PT, Microsoft Government will be hosting a CMMC AMA. Get your questions ...

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Martin Ballard on 08-04-2020 10:00 AM

You have a date with Bookings! So long 2010 Workflows! Adopt success with Adoption.Microsoft.com! And More!

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Adam_Schau on 08-04-2020 07:23 AM

This is a consolidation of some of the resources available to Microsoft customers, with an emphasis on local events for ...

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Jeremy Wood on 07-30-2020 07:00 AM

Every agency and organization does it, every day--- collaboration outside your organization. Microsoft 365 can solve a l...

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Brian Tirch on 07-28-2020 09:42 AM

Previous blogs in the series have addressed various ways to manage and secure mobile devices, endpoints, and the Office ...

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Michael Segner on 07-22-2020 09:30 AM

A roadmap for compliant collaboration.

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Jeremy Wood on 07-13-2020 09:00 AM

Let's talk Microsoft Teams and SharePoint Online for GCC!

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Martin Ballard on 07-08-2020 09:00 AM

Its the summer of Microsoft Teams! Lots of great new features rolling out!

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Adam_Schau on 07-01-2020 05:42 AM

This is a consolidation of some of the resources available to Microsoft customers, with an emphasis on local events for ...

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Michael Segner on 06-22-2020 10:00 AM

Shifts in Microsoft Teams is now in the GCC. Learn best practices for this schedule management tool that can help engage...

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in Understanding Compliance Between Microsoft 365 Commercial, GCC, GCC-High and DoD Offerings on 10-19-2020

Hi @RogueAgent, while it is true the Microsoft Authenticator app does not currently use FIPS validated crypto modules, it is rather a moot point for many of our customers that require it. At the end of the day, standards and regulations such as NIST 800-53/171 will require you to enforce an MDM solu...

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in Understanding Compliance Between Microsoft 365 Commercial, GCC, GCC-High and DoD Offerings on 10-19-2020

Hi @RichardWakeman! Can you please verify that the MS Authenticator Android/iOS app uses FIPS validated crypto modules to generate the TOTP codes? NSA's very recently updated MFA solutions documents (page 6) indicates that it does NOT. I haven't been able to locate any Microsoft documentation on thi...

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in September 2020 - M365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter on 10-07-2020

Saw the "Microsoft Search integration is not available" note, but nothing related to when it will be. Can we get an update? It would help from the planning perspective.

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in Understanding Compliance Between Microsoft 365 Commercial, GCC, GCC-High and DoD Offerings on 10-05-2020

@RichardWakeman Thank you!

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in Understanding Compliance Between Microsoft 365 Commercial, GCC, GCC-High and DoD Offerings on 10-05-2020

@GTH20 The accreditation boundary for the US Sovereign Cloud surrounds all of Azure Government and Microsoft 365 Government (GCC High). Think of Microsoft 365 as being the superset of SaaS solutions, packaging Office 365, EMS and Windows 10 Enterprise. As such, any of the components (e.g. Office 365...

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