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Microsoft Office 365 Government Subscriptions

Updated: Aug 8, 2022



What is Microsoft GCC? GCC, Government Community Cloud, can essentially be thought of as a government focused copy of the commercial environment. It has many of the same features, but features data centers ONLY in the continental United States (CONUS), as mandated by FedRAMP Moderate. Compliance frameworks that can be met in GCC include: DFARS 252.204-7012 (As of February 2021 Microsoft will now attest to compliance) DoD SRG Level 2 (with no provisional authority) FBI CJIS (Criminal Justice Information Services) FedRAMP High It is important to note that GCC is 100% insufficient for ITAR, EAR and most Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Controlled Defense Information (CDI) handling. The reason behind this is that the identity component and network that GCC resides on is Azure Commercial and does not meet import/export controls since it is global and access is not limited to U.S Citizens.

Office 365 Government plans are designed for the unique needs of government organizations. They provide all the features and capabilities of Office 365 services in a segmented government cloud community that enables organizations to meet U.S. compliance and security standards. Microsoft 365 Government includes the tools you need to help secure your agency from targeted cyber attacks and empower your IT security teams to be more impactful. Protect, detect, and respond to cyber attacks. Reduce burden on your team with automated remediation and investigation. Meet the enhanced compliance requirements for US government including FedRAMP Moderate, CJIS, IRS 1075 and DISA SRG L2.

Office 365 GCC G3 Monthly provides all the functionality of its enterprise counterpart (Office 365 Enterprise E3) but is hosted in a separate, secured environment and adds compliance features like accreditation, personnel screening, and data residency that enable the service to meet the unique needs of US Government customers. State and local government customers that require compliance-level data protection and security can also take advantage of Office 365 GCC G3 Monthly. Office 365 GCC G3 Annually includes all the features of Office 365 GCC G1 plus Office desktop applications, personalized search and discovery, self-service business intelligence, enterprise management of apps, eDiscovery tools, Office 365 Message Encryption, and hosted voicemail with auto-attendant capabilities. Technology Solutions Worldwide

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