"GCC High" stands for Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud High - Microsoft 365 GCC High is the cloud platform developed by Microsoft for cleared personnel and organizations supporting the Department of Defense. GCC High is hosted in Microsoft servers across the United States in order to meet strict compliance requirements for contractors as they control the flow of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

GCC High is an offering in the Microsoft 365 suite and compliments Microsoft's Azure Government for building IT infrastructures. This page is an overview of various explanations about the platform, why it is heavily relied upon by contractors, its role in meeting security and compliance goals (CMMC 2.0/NIST/DFARS/FAR/ITAR), and how to obtain licensing.

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