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Microsoft Tech Community Blog » Public Sector
2d ago
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way businesses operate, innovate, and compete. AI can help enterprises improve efficiency, accuracy, and customer satisfaction, as well as create new products and services. However, AI also comes with challenges and risks, especially when it comes to data. Data is the fuel for AI, and without proper data management, enterprises may face legal, ethical, and operational issues that can undermine their AI initiatives.
Before end users start using AI, enterprises need to ensure that their data is ready for AI. This means that data is ac ..read more
Microsoft Tech Community Blog » Public Sector
1w ago
Executive Summary
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Federal Acquisition Regulation supplement (DFARs) 252.204-7012 requires Cloud Service Providers (CSP) to meet a baseline for compliance. CSPs must support DFARs 7012 flow down contract clauses to safeguard Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) against unauthorized disclosure. CSPs must also provide cloud solutions that are Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate (or High) authorized or cloud solutions that can demonstrate FedRAMP Moderate ‘Equivalency’.
Microsoft 365 Government (GCC High) has ..read more
Microsoft Tech Community Blog » Public Sector
1w ago
Microsoft is committed to U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contractors and the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) by supporting the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) requirements for the Microsoft 365 Government (GCC High) cloud service offering.
Microsoft 365 Government cloud offerings for GCC High meet the applicable requirements of the DFARS Clause 252.204-7012 (Safeguarding Unclassified Controlled Technical Information). Specifically, the requirements within the Clause that are applicable to the Cloud Service Provider (CSP) and their commitment to fulfill these re ..read more
Microsoft Tech Community Blog » Public Sector
1M ago
With the recent announcements around Copilot, especially Copilot for Microsoft 365, many agencies are excited to adopt the new capabilities and unlock user productivity and accessibility. However, there is one lingering question that has always and continues to be in the background: “How to balance accessibility, productivity and security in an AI world.” So, as we wrap up Disability Awareness Month, I wanted to help address this challenge to enable the community that has inspired me over the years.
The difficulty of this AI enablement challenge is that to fully answer this ..read more
Microsoft Tech Community Blog » Public Sector
1M ago
Release News
Teams Deprecating the ability to view websites inside the Website tabs in the new Teams
Upgrades to importing a schedule in the Shifts app - GCC
Optimize screen sharing for video – GCC March, GCCH & DoD April
Viva
Viva Topics will be retired as Microsoft focuses our efforts on building new knowledge and content experiences in Microsoft Copilot
SharePoint Online
List owners and collaborators with the permission to edit the list will be able to collect information on their lists with the new Lists forms experience
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Microsoft Tech Community Blog » Public Sector
1M ago
Microsoft Copilot for Security and NIST 800-171: Access Control
Microsoft Copilot for Security in Microsoft’s US Gov cloud offerings (Microsoft 365 GCC/GCC High and Azure Government) is currently unavailable and does not have an ETA for availability. Future updates will be published to the public roadmap here.
As of this writing we’ve received the Proposed Rule of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0, and the public comment period ended on February 26. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) just released their analysis of public comments o ..read more
Microsoft Tech Community Blog » Public Sector
1M ago
Release News
Teams
Meeting organizers can now see time-zone information of participants while scheduling a meeting
Share contact information of people in Microsoft Teams chat
Integrate Chat notification with Meeting RSVP status – GCC February, GCCH & DoD March
Mute On Air
External call routing settings - GCC & GCCH
Ability to block users from joining externally hosted Teams meetings
Privacy link in Teams meeting join flow changing to organization's privacy statement
Meeting invite improvements
Preset Org ..read more
Microsoft Tech Community Blog » Public Sector
2M ago
As part of our efforts to increase security defaults and follow the principle of secure by design, we are happy to share that a feature change initiated by Microsoft engineering will enable more logging capabilities for Purview Audit (Standard). We have worked closely with the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to prioritize this effort for U.S. government customers. This data will provide new telemetry to assist in meeting OMB 21-31 logging requirements for customers without ..read more
Microsoft Tech Community Blog » Public Sector
2M ago
Brought to you by Planet Technologies and Microsoft, "Shop Talk" is a new event series designed to elevate conversation and build community around the effective use of Microsoft tools and technology to drive maximum public sector impact.
Join us Thursday, February 22, 2024, to hear from esteemed special guests Maria Roat, former Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer and Renee Wynn, former NASA Chief Information Officer, as they reflect on their experiences leading transformative government technology programs and share best practices for success.
Connect with y ..read more
Microsoft Tech Community Blog » Public Sector
2M ago
Pursuant to Section 8 of Executive Order (EO) 14028, "Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity", Federal Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) aim to comply with the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum 21-31, which centers on system logs for services both within authorization boundaries and deployed on Cloud Service Offerings (CSOs). This memorandum not only instructs Federal agencies to provide clear guidelines for service providers but also offers comprehensive recommendations on logging, retention, and management to increase the Gove ..read more