Azure Government

Updates for building solutions across Microsoft's Clouds for Government

Compliance - Azure Government

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 ...

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 ...

Join us! Mastering cloud governance and management for gov – Aug 28

August 16, 2019 Aug 16, 2019 08/16/19
Karina Homme
Managing governance and cloud spend are often cited as top challenges for government. And, while effective governance to ensure control over costs, performance, and security is essential for cloud success, many agencies are not fully leveraging the various tools, resources, and automation capabilities that can enable success. To hear how ...

Meetup replay: Future of Gov Security – Automated ATOs, Revamped TIC & Beyond

September 24, 2018 Sep 24, 2018 09/24/18
Karina Homme
I recently had the opportunity to host a dynamic discussion among leading IT security and compliance experts at our latest Microsoft Azure Government DC Meetup, Future of Gov Security – Automated ATOs, Revamped TIC and Beyond, at 1776 in Crystal City, Virginia. With government accelerating its IT modernization efforts, the focus on ...

Strengthening cybersecurity for the DoD – accelerating compliance

May 18, 2018 May 18, 2018 05/18/18
Azure Gov Team
(image) Agencies such as the DoD can improve their threat detection and response times by using cloud-based security capabilities and cloud intelligence through Microsoft Azure Government. By shifting responsibilities to Azure, the DoD can get more security coverage, which enables them to reallocate security resources and budget to other ...