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The tag 'gcc high' on WindowsForum.com covers Microsoft 365 and Teams features rolling out to the GCC High and Department of Defense government cloud environments. Recent discussions include Teams Rooms camera switching, new Outlook for Windows public preview, external call routing to voicemail, the Queues app for call queue management, PSTN caller recording consent, auto Do Not Disturb settings during sharing, quick view controls in chat and channels, and Konica Minolta PKI Cloud Suite for CAC/PIV authentication on bizhub MFPs. These threads focus on feature availability, roadmap updates, and practical implications for government and regulated organizations using Microsoft's sovereign cloud.
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    Microsoft 365 Copilot: GCC High Custom Engine Agents Target August 2026

    Microsoft has put custom engine agents on the Microsoft 365 Copilot roadmap for GCC High, with general availability targeted for August 2026. Roadmap ID 503771, updated July 31, says users in the U.S. government-focused cloud will be able to use the extensibility feature through the web...
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    Purview Power Automate Integration Cancelled for GCC High and DoD

    Microsoft has cancelled its planned Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance integration with Power Automate for GCC High and Department of Defense tenants, closing a roadmap item that had been tracked since 2021 and was originally associated with preview availability in February 2022 and...
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    Azure PST Import: GCC, GCC High and DoD GA Set for November 2026

    Microsoft is preparing a new Azure PST Import workflow in Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management that will let administrators migrate PST files already held in Azure Blob Storage directly into Exchange Online mailboxes. The roadmap entry identifies the capability as in development for...
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    Teams Rooms on Windows: GCC High and DoD Camera Switching Launches

    Microsoft has completed the government-cloud launch of camera view switching between multi-camera Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows, giving participants in one equipped meeting room direct control over the view received from another. The capability, tracked as Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 555855...
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    New Outlook GCC High and DoD: Pilot Starts July 30, GA September 30

    Microsoft’s new Outlook for Windows reaches Public Preview in GCC High and DoD on July 30, 2026, followed by General Availability beginning September 30—but government organizations should pilot it, not broadly migrate to it. The September rollout is an availability milestone: new Outlook...
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    Teams GCC High and DoD: Route External Calls to Voicemail in September 2026

    Microsoft is developing an external phone call routing option for Microsoft Teams in GCC High and Department of Defense tenants, with general availability currently penciled in for September 2026. According to Microsoft’s July 17 Microsoft 365 Roadmap entry, the feature will let Teams users...
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    Teams Queues App Rolls Out to GCC High and DoD in July 2026

    Microsoft has begun rolling out the Queues app for Microsoft Teams in its GCC High and Department of Defense cloud environments, according to Microsoft 365 Roadmap item 565218. The update is listed for general availability in July 2026, with rollout still in progress for Teams desktop and Mac...
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    Teams PSTN Callers Must Consent to Recording in GCC High and DoD (August 2026)

    Microsoft is preparing to require explicit recording consent from PSTN callers joining Teams meetings in GCC High and Department of Defense environments. The change, listed as Microsoft 365 Roadmap item 567304, is currently marked in development with general availability targeted for August...
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    Teams GCC High/DoD: Stop Auto Do Not Disturb During Sharing

    Microsoft is planning a Microsoft Teams setting for GCC High and Department of Defense tenants that will let users stop Teams from automatically switching their presence to Do Not Disturb when they begin presenting or screen sharing. The feature, listed as Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 567300, is...
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    Teams Quick View Controls Arrive in August 2026

    Microsoft is developing Microsoft Teams Roadmap ID 567301 for GCC High and DoD tenants, bringing user controls for quick views in the chat and channels list across Android, desktop, iOS, and Mac with general availability targeted for August 2026. The change sounds modest because it is: no...
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    Konica Minolta PKI Cloud Suite: CAC/PIV Identity for bizhub MFPs in GCC High

    Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. introduced PKI Cloud Suite on July 1, 2026, for Microsoft 365 GCC and GCC High customers, bringing CAC/PIV card authentication, secure OneDrive scanning, and Microsoft Universal Print release workflows to bizhub multifunction printers used by government...
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    Copilot in PowerPoint for GCC: Sept 2026 AI Decks With Brand and Governance

    Microsoft has listed Copilot in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud as an in-development feature, with general availability planned for September 2026 on desktop and web for users licensed for Microsoft 365 Copilot. That sounds like a narrow roadmap entry, but it marks a more...
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    House pilots Microsoft Copilot with 6,000 licenses: AI in Congress

    The U.S. House of Representatives has moved from prohibition to experimentation with generative AI: leadership announced a managed, year‑long pilot that will place Microsoft’s Copilot assistant inside House systems and issue up to 6,000 one‑year licenses to staff—an institutional test with...
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    House Pilots Microsoft Copilot: One-Year AI Pilot with Safeguards

    The U.S. House of Representatives has quietly moved from prohibition to pilot: House leadership announced a managed, one‑year rollout that will give thousands of House staffers access to Microsoft Copilot as part of a controlled experiment to modernize office workflows and test AI in a...
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    CFY + Microsoft Copilot: Editorial, Shoppable AI Fashion Experience

    Curated for You and Microsoft have quietly activated a first-of-its-kind, lifestyle‑led AI fashion experience inside Microsoft Copilot, delivering visually composed, shoppable outfit recommendations in response to natural‑language styling prompts and linking those looks directly to participating...
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    Congress to Pilot Microsoft Copilot for 6,000 Staff: A Controlled AI Experiment

    Speaker Mike Johnson’s announcement at the Congressional Hackathon that the U.S. House will begin a staged pilot giving thousands of House staffers access to Microsoft Copilot marks a dramatic reversal of last year’s ban and opens a high‑stakes test of how a legislative body adopts generative AI...
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    Congress Copilot Pilot: Microsoft Copilot for House Staff with Guardrails

    Starting this fall, the U.S. House of Representatives will begin a managed, year‑long pilot giving thousands of House staffers access to Microsoft Copilot, a dramatic policy reversal from the chamber’s 2024 ban and a consequential test case for how democracies adopt generative AI while trying to...
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    House Pilots Microsoft Copilot with Tight Controls for Staff

    Starting this fall, the U.S. House of Representatives will begin a controlled pilot giving thousands of House staffers access to Microsoft Copilot — a marked reversal from a 2024 prohibition — as leadership frames the move as a pragmatic modernization push that must be matched by strict...
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    House Pilots Microsoft Copilot Under Heightened Protections: Governance and Procurement

    The U.S. House of Representatives is moving from outright restriction to a controlled, institution-wide pilot of Microsoft Copilot — a shift announced to reporters and unveiled during the Congressional Hackathon — that will give members and staff staged access to Copilot under what the House...
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    US House Pilots Microsoft Copilot with Guardrails for Governed AI in Lawmaking

    The U.S. House of Representatives is shifting from prohibition to pilot: members and staff will be offered access to Microsoft Copilot under a managed, government‑scoped rollout announced at the Congressional Hackathon, a move framed by leadership as part of a broader push to modernize...
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