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March 04, 2026
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Right benefit, right person, right time: How AI is reshaping administration of benefits programs worldwide 

When people need support most, speed, dignity, and trust matter. Governments are using AI-enabled identity, evidence, and data to deliver benefits more fairly and efficiently while supporting frontline staff and safeguarding public funds.

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Microsoft and NOAA collaborate to enable data access and innovation across government and industry 

As the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) works to fulfill its mission—to understand and predict changes in the Earth’s environment and to conserve and manage coastal and marine resources—it collects a lot of data. In fact, NOAA gathers more than 20 terabytes of data every day—more than twice the data of the entire print collection of the U.S. Library of Congress.

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Engineering mobility for international fire brigades 

Firefighters face crises on a daily basis, with lives-their own and the public’s-in the balance with every run they make. And as with all government services, they are faced with static or shrinking budgets with which to perform their missions.

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Mobility means productivity for clinicians 

This week Microsoft is showcasing solutions for health organizations at the HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago, where we’re talking with industry leaders and IT professionals about the difference that data, devices and cloud services can make in the industry.

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Winners of the 2015 Microsoft Health Innovation Awards 

The winners of the 2015 Microsoft Health Innovation Awards were announced at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS15). Each year, Microsoft acknowledges forward-thinking health organizations and their technology solution partners that are using Microsoft technology to innovate and improve healthcare. It’s a great opportunity to showcase how industry leaders are taking advantage of modern devices and services to advance patient care, reduce costs, and streamline clinical and business processes.

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U.S. health organizations embracing the cloud 

In the rapidly evolving health industry, technology is playing a larger role than ever. And as health organizations are looking to modernize operations, they also must put their efforts toward reducing costs and improving productivity - and, of course, complying with federal regulations and protecting organizational data and patient privacy.

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Improving Field Worker Links to the Office 

Adult volunteers with the Army Cadet Force, one of the UK’s largest voluntary youth organizations, have their work cut out organising and running activities for the young cadets. On the rare occasions that one of the 85,000 children has an accident, the adult supervising the activity need to contact the cadet’s parents urgently.

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HITRUST CSF Validation: Accelerating Trust in Office 365 

Over the last four years, I have spoken to hundreds of healthcare organizations about their concerns with cloud adoption. In doing so, I found that it is imperative to demonstrate that the above can be accomplished without compromising on functionality, control, and most importantly, security, privacy and compliance with HIPAA/HITECH regulations.