{"id":1779,"date":"2016-06-22T12:31:01","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T19:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/industry\/blog\/uncategorized\/how-to-buy-government\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T08:49:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T15:49:40","slug":"how-to-buy-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/government\/2016\/06\/22\/how-to-buy-government\/","title":{"rendered":"How to buy: Microsoft procurement for government \u2013 Microsoft in government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 34px;font-weight: 600\">How to buy Microsoft cloud services and solutions for government<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ms_gov_howtobuy\">\n<div class=\"wrap clear\">\n<div class=\"land_header\">\n<p>Understand the basics of buying Microsoft cloud services and solutions for government and get details to support your procurement needs. 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