Microsoft Teams for government agencies provides the teleworking capabilities they need to operate efficiently, safely, and reliably on a remote-work basis.
Many private companies, like Centric Consulting, rely heavily on teleworking for their day-to-day operations because their long-term operational effectiveness depends on their ability to thrive in a remote work environment.
That same imperative also exists for government agencies, which can implement the teleworking functionality they need, with minimal technical snags, through Microsoft Teams, the Microsoft platform that serves as a remote hub for teamwork in Microsoft 365.
Ensure Secure, In-Compliance, Streamlined Operations
Indeed, Teams has multiple, versatile tools that make effective teamwork easier and quicker within and across government agencies, as well as meet the security and compliance needs of the public sector:
- Centralize all communications – The platform supports one-on-one audio calls or chat messages, video meetings with multiple employees, group chats, and message boards. You can coordinate across departments and connect to people from anywhere using a mobile device. You can even record meetings so anyone can access them at any time.
- Collaborate on documents using Microsoft 365 apps – You can share and store files, quickly search and find documents, and co-author documents using integrated Microsoft 365 apps and services that your employees already know how to use, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Protect and securely share information – All communications and files are secure and self-contained within the platform, which is part of all Microsoft 365 offerings. Combined with Azure Government cloud, M365 meets most U.S. Government security and compliance requirements, including FedRamp, CJIS, IRS 1075, ITAR, DFAR, and NIST. Learn more here.
It’s also important to know what Teams can prevent from going wrong in the service of telework activities.
Teams for Government Agencies — A Glitch-Free, Protected, Time-Saving Platform
By adopting a platform like Teams, you can quickly support your remote workforce while minimizing your worries about:
- Having conversations or sharing and collaborating on files using unsecured networks like email.
- Losing important files – memos, reports, audits, contracts – or document changes.
- Frustrating communication issues like connection problems, dropped video calls, jammed conference calls, or missing dial-in numbers.
- Spending extensive time training employees on how to use the tools given that they are already familiar with the basic functions of all Microsoft products.
- Waiting for IT to help solve connection issues, find or provide access to documents, or protect sensitive information.
Solutions for All Types of Governments
Just as it can do for all manner of private-sector businesses, Teams for government agencies can establish collaboration and communication capabilities – remote and otherwise – for all manner of public-sector entities. While profit and competitive edge are not factors, productivity – in terms of service delivery – and performance excellence are no less important in government.
To support those objectives, check out Microsoft’s Office 365 U.S. Government plans, which are designed to meet the needs of federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government entities.
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