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Microsoft Form Now Available to Government Users via Office 365
Microsoft is offering its questionnaire tool to government users to help the public sector solicit input, gather customer feedback and manage activities. The Microsoft Form online application, now available via Office 365 U.S. Government, allows users to create surveys, polls and other forms of questionnaire documents, Anqi Du, program manager at Microsoft, said in a blog entry posted Tuesday.
Microsoft Unveils Updated Outlook Mobile for Federal Clients With Security, Compliance Goals
Microsoft has updated its Outlook mobile architecture to help meet the government security and compliance requirements of Department of Defense and Office 365 US Government Community Cloud customers. The Outlook mobile platform for iOS and Android phone users now uses a Microsoft sync technology to provide users access to S/MIME and other enterprise-grade functions and reduce latency, the company said in a blog post published Tuesday.
CAE to Build Multinational Simulation Facility for Gulf Cooperation Council Member
A member state of the Gulf Cooperation Council has selected CAE to establish a simulation center for joint command and staff training efforts. CAE said Wednesday it will equip the Joint Multinational Simulation Center with the company’s GlobalSim technology. The center is intended to prepare commanders, officers and operators from different military services and staff colleges for tactical and strategic missions. […] More
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Microsoft Launches 365 Package for US Govt Cloud Environments
Microsoft has made its Microsoft 365 package available for U.S. government cloud environments. Josh Rice, general manager of Microsoft’s worldwide modern workplace, wrote in a news release published Monday the Microsoft 356 package includes Windows 10, Enterprise Mobility + Security and Office 365 offerings designed to help government agencies meet U.S. security and compliance requirements. Microsoft […] More
Lockheed Partners With 2 Universities to Support Qatar’s Cybersecurity Efforts
Lockheed Martin has partnered with Hamad bin Khalifa University in Qatar and the University of Patras in Greece to help the Qatari government develop a framework to address cybersecurity challenges, BQ Magazine reported Sunday. The magazine reports the partnership was unveiled during the 1st International Cyber Security Technologies Roundtable event where professionals from the academic and commercial sectors discussed cybersecurity […] More
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Parson’s UAE Railway Project Receives Infrastructure Project of the Year Award; Gary Adams Comments
Construction Week magazine has picked Parsons‘ railway network project in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, as the recipient of the Infrastructure Project of the Year award. The Etihad Rail Stage 1 project is a 1,200-kilometer passenger and freight railway system that will work to serve as a link between the UAE and other Gulf Cooperation Council member […] More