To meet the unique and evolving requirements of the United States Federal, State, Local, and Tribal governments, as well as contractors holding or processing data on behalf of the US Government, Microsoft offers Office 365 US Government Community (GCC) services. Available through multiple channels including Volume Licensing, interested organizations go through a validation process to ensure eligibility before an environment is established. Trials are available to only US Government entities at this time.

Please engage your account team or preferred partner to learn more, or initiate the validation process. Additional information can be found on the Compare Office 365 Government Plans page.

How to use this service description section
The Office 365 US Government service description is designed to serve as an overlay to the general Office 365 service description. It defines the unique commitments and differences compared to Office 365 Enterprise offerings.

US Government Community compliance
Office 365 US Government supports the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) accreditation at a Moderate Impact level. FedRAMP artifacts are available for review by federal customers who are required to comply with FedRAMP. Federal agencies can review these artifacts in support of their review to grant an Authority to Operate (ATO).

Office 365 US Government also supports US Department of Defense Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide for Level 2 (Non-Controlled Unclassified Information) systems.

Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online Archiving, Skype for Business, and Office for the web have features that can support customers' CJIS requirements for law enforcement agencies, and IRS-1075 requirements for customers who handle FTI.

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