Government Cloud
The latest Government Cloud coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
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...
Persistent Cloud Relay Lands on Azure: What It Means for Global Mesh Networks
On September 16, 2025, Persistent Systems announced that its Cloud Relay platform—a virtual hub that stitches together mobile ad-hoc radio networks over the internet—is now available on Microsoft...
Microsoft Inks $3 Billion AI Deal with U.S. Government: Free Copilot, Azure Discounts, and the Risks Agencies Can't Ignore
Microsoft and the U.S. General Services Administration have finalized a landmark OneGov agreement that arms federal agencies with deeply discounted—and in some cases, free—access to the...
Microsoft Promises $3 Billion in Federal Cloud Savings with OneGov, Copilot Free for a Year
Microsoft and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) have finalized a sweeping OneGov agreement that delivers deep discounts on Microsoft cloud services to federal agencies, headlined by 12...
San Francisco’s Copilot Chat Rollout Gives 30K Staff 5 Hours Back Weekly—at No Extra Cost
San Francisco has quietly executed one of the largest municipal deployments of generative AI in the United States, rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat—powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o—to roughly...
Atturra’s Full Microsoft Partner Designations Fuel Private Cloud Ambitions — But ‘First’ Label Questioned
Atturra, an Australian IT services provider, has secured the full suite of Microsoft Solutions Partner designations and expanded its sovereign private cloud capacity in NEXTDC data centers. But one...
CSPM and Server Plan 2 Hit Azure Government, Closing a Critical Feature Gap for Defense Workloads
Microsoft has finally delivered full parity for its Defender for Cloud security platform in U.S. sovereign clouds, ending a long wait for federal agencies and defense contractors. As of this month,...
Azure OpenAI Officially Cleared for FedRAMP High and DoD IL5, GPT-4o Now Available in Government Cloud
Microsoft has cleared a major regulatory hurdle for government and enterprise AI adoption: Azure OpenAI Service, including the multimodal GPT-4o model, is now approved for FedRAMP High and Department...
Luzerne County’s Responsible AI Pilot with Microsoft 365 GCC Copilot: A Model for Secure and Ethical Government Innovation
In a region more famed for its rolling hills than its digital innovation, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, has catapulted itself into the spotlight of government AI adoption. Here, a responsible AI...
IronOrbit Earns Microsoft 365 GCC Partner Badge for FedRAMP-Compliant Government Cloud
IronOrbit’s ascension to Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud (GCC) Partner Status stands as a blueprint for how managed IT providers can serve the unique and complex needs of U.S. government...
City of Corona's IT Modernization Journey with Microsoft Cloud: A Public Sector Digital Transformation Case Study
Digital transformation in the public sector is not just about adopting new technologies—it’s about fundamentally reimagining how government agencies serve their communities, safeguard critical...