{"id":2814,"date":"2018-03-05T06:25:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T14:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/innovation\/blog\/ms-industry\/announcing-microsoft-365-for-us-government\/"},"modified":"2018-03-05T06:25:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T14:25:03","slug":"announcing-microsoft-365-for-us-government","status":"publish","type":"ms-industry","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-cloud\/blog\/government\/2018\/03\/05\/announcing-microsoft-365-for-us-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing Microsoft 365 for US Government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\nFocus on: Microsoft in Government<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Make no mistake: over the last few years, we\u2019ve seen faster acceleration of government organizations moving to the cloud. So why now? This move is driven largely by the desire to bring the most up-to-date tools and capabilities to employees to meet demands for mobility and create a more modern workplace\u2014and to ensure they are better equipped to face rising security challenges. And this desire is supported by recent legislation like the Modernizing Government Technology Act, which creates IT modernization funds to help agencies replace aging infrastructure that poses security risks. That\u2019s why today we are excited to announce the availability of Microsoft 365 for US Government Cloud environments, which will bring together Office 365, Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS), and Windows 10 for US Government organizations<\/strong> to help agencies provide a modern workplace while meeting US compliance and security standards.\u00a0 At Microsoft, we realized early on that we must continually invest in helping our government customers meet their compliance and security requirements<\/a>. From a regulatory standpoint, we\u2019ve committed to meeting US federal standards like FEDRAMP, or industry regulations like CJIS in law enforcement, FERPA in education, or HIPAA in healthcare, along with many others, to show our understanding and commitment. And when it comes to security, many organizations these days are wondering when<\/em>\u2014not if<\/em>\u2014they\u2019ll be attacked. Microsoft can quickly update its services to protect against threats, where many government agencies with on-premises environments may take weeks if not months to deploy patches in the event of an attack. Our ability to dramatically speed up the timeline can result in real ROI savings\u2014and better protected citizen data\u2014for our government cloud customers. That\u2019s especially critical for budget-constrained government agencies that need to direct funds to help citizens\u2014not patch security holes in an aging, on-premises infrastructure. What Microsoft 365 for US Government brings to the table for government agencies of all sizes is the value of cloud services with the unique compliance commitments for handling controlled unclassified information. In addition, for US government customers, Microsoft offers three cloud environments where data is isolated in the US and in its own separate physical infrastructure\u2014servers, racks, networks. All three environments meet the minimum bar for all government-specific regulations, data security, and privacy:<\/p>\n