Azure Government

Updates for building solutions across Microsoft's Clouds for Government

Join us! DC Azure Gov Meetup on open source technology in government – Aug. 31

August 18, 2016 Aug 18, 2016 08/18/16

Karina Homme

The recent release of the White House's Federal Source Code policy is just the latest example of how the federal government has come to embrace. open source ideology. This policy promotes efficiency and re-use by encouraging agencies to use open source code for custom applications and building communities around it. Please join us to discuss ...

We are seeking rock stars to become Microsoft MVPs for Azure

August 16, 2016 Aug 16, 2016 08/16/16

Karina Homme

Are you, or anyone you know, driving transformation and making significant contributions to the wider technical community around Microsoft Azure? If so, be sure to submit a nomination by August 31 to be considered for the October announcement of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program’s Azure category. Nominations submitted ...

Stakeholders in the authorization to operate process

August 11, 2016 Aug 11, 2016 08/11/16

Nate Johnson, Sr. Program Manager

This is part one of a ATO-focused blog series covering the balancing act of achieving regulatory agility and compliance with ATO. This release focuses on ATO personas and their roles. The personas discussed today include system owners, agency ISO/ISSOs, Information System Security Managers (ISSM), Agency Assessors, the Operations/...

CJIS Implementation: How Microsoft Government is Committed

August 10, 2016 Aug 10, 2016 08/10/16

Rochelle M. Eichner

When it comes to the CJIS Security Policy, Microsoft is committed to providing law enforcement agencies with trusted cloud services that are uniquely equipped and will help meet or exceed their CJIS compliance requirements. The CJIS Security Policy provides a secure framework of laws, standards, and elements of published and vetted policies ...

Department of Defense L4: FAQ

August 9, 2016 Aug 9, 2016 08/9/16

Derek Strausbaugh, Principal Program Manager

As more DoD customers look to leverage Azure Government cloud computing capabilities to modernize and create opportunities for agility within the mission space, there are a common set of questions that arise. We pulled the most frequently asked questions together to provide some guidance. Q: As a DoD customer, how do I acquire Azure ...

New portal in preview for Azure Government

August 3, 2016 Aug 3, 2016 08/3/16

Brenda Y Lee

We are happy to provide a preview of our new Azure Government Portal (http://portal.azure.us). This portal provides an integrated experience allowing users to manage their Azure services and applications. Services included in the preview of the new Azure Government Portal are – Virtual machines (classic), Cloud services (classic), Storage ...

Microsoft and Red Hat Partnership Expanded to Government

July 27, 2016 Jul 27, 2016 07/27/16

Karina Homme

We are pleased to announce the expansion of the Microsoft and Red Hat partnership that will now enable government organizations additional options to migrate their Red Hat subscriptions to Microsoft Azure Government. This extends Microsoft Azure's certification as a Red Hat Certified Cloud and Service Provider (CCSP) to now serve our U.S. ...

Join us for a Gov SaaSaplooza Meetup featuring Apps.gov July 25 in DC

July 20, 2016 Jul 20, 2016 07/20/16

Karina Homme

Learn about how the federal government is tackling the procurement of cloud technologies by building a double sided marketplace, Apps.gov, by joining us at the DC Azure Gov Meetup, Gov SaaSapalooza, Monday, July 25, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Microsoft office in Washington, DC. We are excited to feature Andrew Stroup, Director of Product ...

Microsoft publishes CJIS Implementation Guidelines to help Law Enforcement Agencies

July 19, 2016 Jul 19, 2016 07/19/16

Rochelle M. Eichner

The Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) Implementation Guidelines is designed to provide insight into the CJIS security controls applicable to Microsoft Cloud services, and provide guidance to law enforcement agencies on where to access detailed information to assist in CJIS audits. This document provides guidelines and ...

TFS VM Images now available in Azure Government

July 18, 2016 Jul 18, 2016 07/18/16

Brenda Y Lee

We are pleased to announce that Microsoft Team Foundation Server VM Images are now available in Azure Government. Team Foundation Server Team Foundation Server provides a set of collaboration tools that work with your existing IDE or editor, so your team can work effectively on software projects of all shapes and sizes. Available Images ...

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