Microsoft on Governmenthttp://www.microsoft.com/government/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&web=/government/en-us/blog&page=a1f83304-04ed-4ebb-bb24-e923c69cc53c&wp=2a043749-2e72-4c0d-b794-4154934bfc31&pageurl=/government/en-us/blog/Pages/default.aspx&pID=flt34Thoughts, comments, news, and reflection from the Microsoft Government team.60Department of Veterans Affairs Wins Customer Excellence Awardhttp://www.microsoft.com/government/en%2Dus/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=280&aID=88This week at Convergence 2013, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs was recognized as the Microsoft Dynamics Customer Excellence Award Winner in Federal Government for the real impact it is delivering to veterans and their beneficiaries. David Willis, Vice President, US Dynamics2013-03-20 00:00:00A $14 trillion call to action on climate changehttp://www.microsoft.com/government/en%2Dus/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=274&aID=3At this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF), a WEF-commissioned report called for a $14 trillion investment in greening the global economy to safeguard our future from the threat of climate change. Learn how government IT factors into the picture.Joel Cherkis, General Manager, Worldwide Government and Security 2013-03-13 00:00:00City governments take lead on reducing energy consumptionhttp://www.microsoft.com/government/en%2Dus/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=269&aID=84As the notion of environmental quality becomes more global, cities share in the responsibility of minimizing global pollution. Learn how cities are embracing technology to reduce their environmental impact and realize cost savings in the process.Bill Mitchel, Senior Director for Microsoft’s World Wide Public Sector team2013-03-04 00:00:00Public safety starts with cities, large and smallhttp://www.microsoft.com/government/en%2Dus/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=259&aID=22Safer communities mean a safer world. Read on to see how technology is supporting global citizens with innovative and collaborative solutions.Dr. Andrew Hawkins, Managing Director, Public Safety and Justice, Worldwide Public Sector, Microsoft Corporation2013-02-18 00:00:00Texas moves to the cloud with Microsofthttp://www.microsoft.com/government/en%2Dus/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=260&aID=76As government organizations look to the cloud, they need to ensure that their cloud solutions meet rigorous standards to keep their sensitive data safe. Learn why the State of Texas partnered with Microsoft for its move to the cloud.Michael Donlan, Vice President, U.S. State and Local Government, Microsoft2013-02-15 00:00:00Microsoft technology gets the vote in U.S. elections http://www.microsoft.com/government/en%2Dus/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=175&aID=3Learn how Microsoft is powering the democratic political process leading up to the 2012 U.S. presidential election—from interactive content on Xbox LIVE to featured technologies at the Republican and Democratic national conventions.Joel Cherkis, General Manager, Worldwide Government and Security 2012-09-20 00:00:00Microsoft, NYPD team up on global counterterrorism solutionhttp://www.microsoft.com/government/en%2Dus/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=158&aID=4Learn about new technology designed to improve public safety for citizens across the globe.Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector2012-08-09 00:00:00All for one, one for all: Governments broaden vision for shared clouds and serviceshttp://www.microsoft.com/government/en%2Dus/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=151&aID=3Find out how the EU and U.S. are looking at the benefits of leveraging cloud for shared services.Joel Cherkis, General Manager, Worldwide Government and Security 2012-07-26 00:00:00Now is the time for governments to transition to the cloud http://www.microsoft.com/government/en%2Dus/blog/Pages/post.aspx?postID=130&aID=42Find out how to increase productivity and reduce costs by embracing the cloud.Joe Scalone, Senior Program Manager, International Government Affairs2012-06-07 00:00:00