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New Outlook Arrives in GCC High and DoD: What Government IT Needs to Know Before September 30
Government IT teams managing Microsoft 365 in GCC High and Department of Defense (DoD) environments got a major shift on the calendar this week: the new Outlook for Windows enters public preview on...
Microsoft Details External Call Routing Feature for Teams in Government Clouds, Coming September 2026
Microsoft is planning to hand government Teams users a long-requested control over external phone calls, according to a July 17, 2026 entry on the company’s Microsoft 365 roadmap. The feature,...
Microsoft Opens Teams Queues App to GCC High and DoD: Here's How to Set It Up
Microsoft started rolling out the Teams Queues app to its GCC High and Department of Defense cloud environments this month, according to Microsoft 365 Roadmap item 565218. The feature, which reached...
Microsoft to Require Dial-In Consent for Recorded Teams Meetings in Government Clouds by 2026
Microsoft is preparing to enforce explicit recording consent for public switched telephone network (PSTN) callers joining Teams meetings in its most sensitive government environments. Under a new...
Microsoft to Allow Defense and High-Security Teams Users to Disable Auto Do Not Disturb When Sharing
Microsoft plans to give Government Community Cloud High (GCC High) and Department of Defense (DoD) Microsoft Teams users a long-awaited choice: the ability to stop Teams from automatically switching...
Government Teams Users Get Quick View Toggles in August 2026 Update
Microsoft will introduce user controls for quick views inside the chat and channels list of Microsoft Teams for GCC High and Department of Defense (DoD) tenants starting in August 2026. The feature,...
Konica Minolta Launches PKI Cloud Suite for CAC/PIV Secure Printing in GCC High
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. announced the general availability of its PKI Cloud Suite on July 1, 2026, delivering long-awaited CAC/PIV card authentication and secure document workflows...
Microsoft's Copilot in PowerPoint Lands in Government Cloud by September 2026
Microsoft is bringing AI-powered presentation creation to U.S. government cloud customers, with Copilot in PowerPoint scheduled for general availability in September 2026. The feature, currently...
CloudFit Wins 2025 Microsoft Defense Award for CMMC Compliance Solution
CloudFit Software has been recognized as Microsoft's 2025 Global Defense & Intelligence Partner of the Year, marking a significant milestone in the cybersecurity compliance landscape for defense...
House Reverses Copilot Ban, Pilots 6,000-Seat Rollout With Unverified Safeguards
The U.S. House of Representatives will begin giving thousands of staffers access to Microsoft Copilot this fall, reversing a 2024 prohibition that blocked the AI tool over data leakage fears. Speaker...
How the House Reversed Its Copilot Ban: A Blueprint for Secure AI in Government
The U.S. House of Representatives has lifted its year-old prohibition on Microsoft Copilot and will begin deploying the generative AI tool to members and staff under strict data-protection terms,...
Microsoft Copilot Now Lets You Shop AI-Styled Outfits from Top Brands
Microsoft Copilot users can now ask the assistant for outfit ideas and immediately purchase items from brands like REVOLVE, Steve Madden, and Rent the Runway. The feature, powered by Austin-based...