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Azure Blueprint for FedRAMP Moderate is now available for Azure Government

Selcin TurkarslanNovember 14, 2019Nov 14, 201911/14/19

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 Moderate is now available in Azure Government.

Innovating for government from the commercial cloud to the tactical edge

Lily Kim, General Manager, Azure GlobalOctober 7, 2019Oct 7, 201910/7/19

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

Lily Kim, General Manager, Azure GlobalSeptember 12, 2019Sep 12, 201909/12/19

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.

New capabilities to enable your mission end to end

Azure Gov TeamOctober 11, 2018Oct 11, 201810/11/18

As we continue to focus on helping government customers secure their mission end to end, we’d like to share a set of new Azure capabilities to help US government customers deliver breakthrough outcomes. For in-depth coverage of these announcements and more,

Federal agencies continue to advance capabilities with Azure Government

Tom Keane, General Manager, MicrosoftJanuary 24, 2018Jan 24, 201801/24/18

We’re continuing to see agencies advance their capabilities using Azure Government. Two agencies have recently issued new Authority to Operate (ATO) designations for Azure Government: the U.S. Air Force with a DoD Impact Level 4 ATO for its Common Computing Environment (CCE) and U.S.

Azure Security and Compliance Blueprint – Web Applications for FedRAMP

Matt RathbunNovember 2, 2017Nov 2, 201711/2/17

Today we are pleased to announce the general availability of a new Azure Security and Compliance Blueprint – Web Applications for FedRAMP.
This solution deploys and configures Azure resources in a simple reference architecture and implements a subset of controls from the FedRAMP High baseline,

Department of Justice Issues a FedRAMP High ATO for Azure Government

Matt RathbunOctober 17, 2017Oct 17, 201710/17/17

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Justice Management Division (JMD) has issued two FedRAMP High ATOs for Azure Government. The DOJ performs critical services for U.S. Citizens with the mission “[t]o enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law;

Evaluating Risk with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework Risk Assessment Checklist

Matt RathbunJune 15, 2017Jun 15, 201706/15/17

Microsoft is pleased to announce the availability of our Risk Assessment Checklist for the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) for Federal Agencies. The Checklist is available on the Service Trust Portal under “Compliance Guides”. Microsoft worked with our Azure Blueprint Partner, First Information Technology Services (FITS),

Veterans Affairs issues FedRAMP High ATO for Microsoft Azure Government

Matt RathbunMarch 15, 2017Mar 15, 201703/15/17

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the US government’s largest civilian agency, has issued a FedRAMP High Authority to Operate (ATO) for Microsoft Azure Government. This validates that the Microsoft Azure Government cloud meets all security and compliance standards necessary to handle VA’s most sensitive data,

Azure Government extends lead in the Cloud with leap in FedRAMP coverage

Spenser BullockFebruary 22, 2017Feb 22, 201702/22/17

Microsoft continues to lead the charge in realizing the power and promise of the cloud for Government customers. We are pleased to announce that Azure Government has been granted authorization for 12 additional customer-facing services to our FedRAMP High P-ATO. We now offer 32 Infrastructure and Platform services to our customers in our Azure Government compliance boundary,

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