Microsoft offers a variety of cloud services tailored to US Government customers and partners. Over time, Microsoft has created numerous portals and documentation sites on these cloud offerings, which are continuously evolving.
It can be challenging to track down their current URLs. In this article, we have compiled a list of important Microsoft GCC, GCC High, and DoD portals, along with their corresponding links to help you save time and avoid frustration.
Last updated on Aug 6, 2024
GCC and Azure Government
This section presents portals for the Government Community Cloud (GCC) as well as those designed for Azure Government.
Please note that Office 365 GCC is often referred to as ‘GCC Moderate’ because it is aligned with FedRAMP Moderate or ‘IL2’ environment for its alignment with the DoD CC SRG Impact Level 2. Do not confuse GCC with GCC High, as these are two separate cloud environments. GCC High is referred to in the next section.
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Azure Government Portal |
https://portal.azure.us |
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Azure Lab Services |
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Microsoft 365 Security Center / Defender |
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Microsoft 365 Unified Admin Console |
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps |
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Microsoft Intune for US Government |
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Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal |
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Power BI |
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Service Trust Portal (STP) – US Government |
GCC High
GCC High (Government Community Cloud High) is designed to meet higher security and compliance standards. GCC High operates in physically isolated data centers within the United States and complies with FedRAMP High, DoD Impact Level 4, and DFARS regulations.
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Link (URL) |
Microsoft 365 Security Center |
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps |
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Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal |
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Office 365 Government |
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Power BI |
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Teams Admin Center |
DoD
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) uses Azure Government to deploy various workloads and solutions, some of which need to ensure compliance with the DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG) Impact Level 4 (IL4) and Impact Level 5 (IL5) standards.
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Link (URL) |
Microsoft 365 Security Center / Defender |
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps |
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Power BI |
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Unified Admin Console |
Documentation on Azure Government, GCC, GCC High, and DoD
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) uses Azure Government to deploy various workloads and solutions, some of which need to ensure compliance with the DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG) Impact Level 4 (IL4) and Impact Level 5 (IL5) standards.
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Link (URL) |
Azure Blog - Government |
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Azure Government Cloud |
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Azure Government Developer Blog |
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Azure Government Developer Guide |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-government/documentation-government-developer-guide |
Azure Government Video Library |
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DoD in Azure Government |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-government/documentation-government-overview-dod |
Dynamics 365 US Government |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/microsoft-dynamics-365-government |
FedRAMP High (Azure Government) Regulatory Compliance |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/samples/gov-fedramp-high |
FedRAMP Moderate (Azure Government) Regulatory Compliance |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/samples/gov-fedramp-moderate |
Government Community Cloud Eligibility Intake Form |
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History of Microsoft Cloud Offerings leading to the US Sovereign Cloud |
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Microsoft Compliance Offerings |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/compliance/regulatory/offering-home |
Microsoft US Federal Skilling |
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Microsoft Compliance - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/compliance/regulatory/offering-dfars |
Connecting Software and GCC High, DoD, and Azure Government
At Connecting Software, we specialize in integration solutions and offer a platform called Connect Bridge that acts as a middleware, and a multitude of out-of-the box products.
We also have an offering specifically designed for high-security environments such as GCC-High environments, CB Exchange Server Sync for GCC High. With this solution, you can synchronize Microsoft Exchange Server accounts that involve GCC-High and commercial accounts. Sync pairs are set with:
- One Microsoft GCC-High account
Also supports Azure Government cloud / Office 365 Government / Office 365 GCC and DoD account - One Office 365 commercial tenant account
Also supports any Microsoft 365 / Office 365 / Microsoft Exchange online and on-premises accounts
You can securely and bidirectionally sync Exchange items, namely calendars, and tasks, and also suppress items (fully or partially) from the synchronization.
To learn more about this solution, visit the CB Exchange Server Sync for GCC High product page, review the use case presented at Boosting CB Exchange Server Sync with Censor Abilities for a Canadian Bank, or request detailed information.
Concluding Thoughts
You now have all the high-security Microsoft portal links at your fingertips! If you want a specific portal added, leave your comment below, and we will add it in the next revision. Our team at Connecting Software will be updating this page regularly.
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This article was written by Ana Neto
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