Azure Government

Updates for building solutions across Microsoft's Clouds for Government

Announcements - Azure Government

New cloud playbook: Migrate and modernize with Azure Government

February 26, 2020 Feb 26, 2020 02/26/20
Azure Gov Team
Looking for strategies, technical how-tos, and resources that will help ease your government agency’s cloud journey? Check out and download our newly-released Azure Government Migration and Modernization Playbook. This playbook is designed for anyone interested in or working with cloud – specifically, IaaS and PaaS. It details ways you ...

Azure Blueprint for FedRAMP High is now available in Azure Government and Public clouds

February 3, 2020 Feb 3, 2020 02/3/20
Selcin Turkarslan
Disclaimer: Customers are wholly responsible for ensuring their own compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Information provided in this post does not constitute legal advice, and customers should consult their legal advisors for any questions regarding regulatory compliance. Our recently released Azure Blueprint for FedRAMP ...

Simplify management of Federal Tax Information (FTI) with Azure Government and the new Azure Blueprint for IRS 1075

November 20, 2019 Nov 20, 2019 11/20/19
Lily Kim, General Manager, Azure Global
Contributors include Meladie Espiritu, Senior Program Manager, Azure Global and Abhijeet Jhala (AJ), Director Modern Government Partner Solutions, State Local Government Disclaimer: Customers are wholly responsible for ensuring their own compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Information provided in this post does not ...

Azure Blueprint for FedRAMP Moderate is now available for Azure Government

November 14, 2019 Nov 14, 2019 11/14/19
Selcin Turkarslan
Disclaimer: Customers are wholly responsible for ensuring their own compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Information provided in this post does not constitute legal advice, and customers should consult their legal advisors for any questions regarding regulatory compliance. Our recently released Azure Blueprint for FedRAMP ...

Innovating for government from the commercial cloud to the tactical edge

October 7, 2019 Oct 7, 2019 10/7/19
Lily Kim, General Manager, Azure Global
From our commercial cloud to the tactical edge, we continue to deliver more innovation to empower government agencies to advance their mission. In addition to the recent product news enabling government to advance ‘tech intensity’, here are some recent highlights of new capabilities in Azure to support the full spectrum of government needs...

Azure Government continues to expand FedRAMP High coverage

September 12, 2019 Sep 12, 2019 09/12/19
Lily Kim, General Manager, Azure Global
13 new services added to FedRAMP High ATO as part of ongoing work to make commercial innovation more accessible to government agencies Microsoft now has 80 services covered by the FedRAMP High Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) for Azure Government in the continental United States. Why is FedRAMP compliance important? The new era ...

New Azure Blueprint for NIST SP 800-53 R4 now available on Azure Government

September 4, 2019 Sep 4, 2019 09/4/19
John Molesky
Disclaimer: Customers are wholly responsible for ensuring their own compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Information provided in this post does not constitute legal advice, and customers should consult their legal advisors for any questions regarding regulatory compliance. Our recently released Azure Blueprint for NIST SP ...