Microsoft Office 365 G3 GCC provides all the functionality of its enterprise counterpart (Office 365 Enterprise E3) but is hosted in a separate, secured environment and adds compliance features like accreditations, personnel screening, and data residency that enable the service to meet the unique needs of US Government users. State and local government customers that require compliance-level data protection and security can also take advantage of Office 365 GCC G3.
Eligibility and Validation: Office 365 Government plans are available to (1) qualified government entities, including US federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government entities, and (2) other entities (subject to validation of eligibility) who handle data subject to government regulations and requirements, where use of Office 365 Government is appropriate to meet these regulations and requirements. Click on the links below for more information about GCC customer Eligibility and Validation. When completing the GCC approval form, please ensure that the customer name on the form is no longer than 50 characters.
GCC Eligibility Requirements
GCC Customer Validation Guide
Office 365 GCC for CSP Customer Validation Form
Office 365 GCC for CSP Background
Please note: The approval and provisioning of net-new GCC tenants may take up to five (5) business days to complete.
Microsoft Office 365 G3 GCC includes all the features of Office 365 GCC G1 plus Office desktop applications, personalized search and discovery, self-service business intelligence, enterprise management of apps, eDiscovery tools, Office 365 Message Encryption, and hosted voicemail with auto-attendant capabilities.
This package includes unlimited personal cloud storage, Business email, calendar, and contacts with a 100 GB mailbox, as well as compliance and information protection services. It comes with a guaranteed uptime SLA of 99.9%, complementary support, and Active Directory integration.
Office 365 supports a mobile workforce and is accessible across multiple devices, including PCs, Macs, Android tablets, Android phones, iPad, and iPhone.
