# Planet Technologies: Optimizing Microsoft Services for Public Impact

> Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft professional services to the public sector\. Empowering government agencies with cloud solutions and IT services to accelerate digital transformation and ensure security and compliance\.

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## Pages
- [Evolve 365 Course Catalog](https://go-planet.com/evolve365/evolve365-course-catalog/)
- [Contract \- Texas DIR Contract](https://go-planet.com/texas-dir-contract/)
- [CJIS Security Awareness Training](https://go-planet.com/evolve365/compliance-training-programs-for-government-regulated-sectors/cjis/)
- [Microsoft Azure Government Secret Solutions for Government \& DIB](https://go-planet.com/microsoft-azure-government-secret-solutions-for-government-dib/)
- [Copilot in GCC High](https://go-planet.com/microsoft-365-copilot-gcc-high/)
- [Any AI Workforce Readiness Training](https://go-planet.com/anyaitraining/)
- [What to Know About CJIS 6\.0](https://go-planet.com/what-to-know-about-cjis-6-0/)
- [Compliance Training Programs for Government \& Regulated Sectors](https://go-planet.com/evolve365/compliance-training-programs-for-government-regulated-sectors/)
- [Expertise](https://go-planet.com/expertise/)
- [AI Hub](https://go-planet.com/ai/)
- [Evolve 365](https://go-planet.com/evolve365/)
- [Planet Technologies and GCC High](https://go-planet.com/planet-technologies-and-gcc-high/)
- [Microsoft Managed Services](https://go-planet.com/microsoft-managed-services/)
- [Contract \- Microsoft Enterprise Services II](https://go-planet.com/microsoft-enterprise-services-ii/)

## Posts
- [Tech Theory Selected for NASA SEWP VI Contract Vehicle](https://go-planet.com/tech-theory-selected-for-nasa-sewp-vi-contract-vehicle/)
- [Planet Launches CJIS Compliance Training Program Through Evolve 365](https://go-planet.com/planet-launches-cjis-compliance-training-program-through-evolve-365/)
- [Steve Winter Named President of Planet; Scott Tucker to Serve as Full\-Time CEO](https://go-planet.com/steve-winter-named-president-of-planet-scott-tucker-to-serve-as-full-time-ceo/)
- [Planet Technologies Awarded DBITS Contract](https://go-planet.com/planet-technologies-awarded-dbits-contract/)
- [Planet Earns Microsoft Copilot Specialization](https://go-planet.com/planet-technologies-earns-microsoft-copilot-specialization/)

## Events
- [Webinar: From Policy to Practice: CJIS v6\.1 Compliance](https://go-planet.com/events/webinar-from-policy-to-practice-cjis-v6-1-compliance/)
- [Federal Small Agency Summit](https://go-planet.com/events/federal-small-agency-summit/)
- [Webinar: Are You Ready for CJIS v6\.0?](https://go-planet.com/events/webinar-are-you-ready-for-cjis-v6-0/)
- [Mastering Prompt Engineering: The Key to AI Success \- M365 Community Conference Session](https://go-planet.com/events/mastering-prompt-engineering-the-key-to-ai-success-m365-community-conference-session/)
- [Planet Technologies at MEEC 2026 \| Microsoft AI and Copilot for Maryland Education](https://go-planet.com/events/meec-2026/)

## Success Stories
- [DC Water: Leading the Way in Public Sector AI Adoption](https://go-planet.com/success-story/dc-water-leading-the-way-in-public-sector-ai-adoption/)
- [UNC Greensboro Reimagines the First\-Year Experience with Microsoft 365 and Planet Technologies](https://go-planet.com/success-story/9440/)
- [Planet's Auto Crime Tracking](https://go-planet.com/success-story/planets-auto-crime-tracking/)
- [Cyber Security Services](https://go-planet.com/success-story/cyber-security-services/)
- [Cloud Migration helps Casino Operations](https://go-planet.com/success-story/cloud-migration-helps-casino-operations/)

## Perspectives Blog
- [Governing AI and Cloud Applications with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps](https://go-planet.com/perspectives-blog/governing-ai-and-cloud-applications-with-microsoft-defender-for-cloud-apps/)
- [How Kitty Hawk Technologies Achieved CMMC Level 2 Certification on the First Attempt with Planet Technologies](https://go-planet.com/perspectives-blog/how-kitty-hawk-technologies-achieved-cmmc-level-2-certification-on-the-first-attempt-with-planet-technologies/)
- [What AI Readiness Reveals About Your Data Governance](https://go-planet.com/perspectives-blog/what-ai-readiness-reveals-about-your-data-governance/)
- [Beyond OneGov’s First\-Year Discounts: Planning for Sustained Federal AI Adoption](https://go-planet.com/perspectives-blog/beyond-onegovs-first-year-discounts-planning-for-sustained-federal-ai-adoption/)
- [You Already Own the Platform: A Practical Guide to Modernizing Power Platform Apps](https://go-planet.com/perspectives-blog/you-already-own-the-platform-a-practical-guide-to-modernizing-power-platform-apps/)

## In the Know
- [Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates \- September 17, 2026](https://go-planet.com/in-the-know/september-17-2026/): Microsoft Purview is introducing Classifier Simulation Mode, enabling admins to test and optimize custom classifiers against production data before publishing them to live environments\. Custom classifiers with overly broad logic or inefficient patterns can generate excessive false positives, high match volumes, and scanning latency — Simulation Mode surfaces these issues before they affect enforcement\. For compliance teams managing sensitive information types at scale, this update removes the guesswork from classifier deployment and replaces it with a validated, performance\-tested path to production\. The feature is currently in development and expected to begin rolling out in November 2026\.
- [Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates \- September 10, 2026](https://go-planet.com/in-the-know/september-10-2026/): Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention and Information Protection auto\-labeling are expanding beyond Microsoft services to cover non\-Microsoft connected apps including Google Workspace, Box, Dropbox, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Amazon Web Services, and Cisco Webex\. Organizations can now apply the same classifiers, sensitive information types, and sensitivity labels used across Microsoft 365 to detect and protect sensitive data shared through these platforms — without managing separate DLP tooling for each service\. For compliance teams managing data across a mixed cloud environment, this update brings a meaningful portion of the shadow IT and cross\-platform data exposure risk under centralized Purview governance\. The feature is currently in development and expected to begin rolling out in September 2026\.
- [Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates \- September 3, 2026](https://go-planet.com/in-the-know/september-3-2026/): Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention is expanding to calendar events in Outlook for Mac and mobile, enabling organizations to detect and prevent sensitive information from being shared through meeting subjects, descriptions, and invite content\. When a policy is triggered, users receive policy tips, remediation guidance, or enforcement actions — the same protection experience already available for email, now applied to a surface that has historically operated outside DLP coverage\. For organizations managing compliance across all communication channels, this update closes a meaningful gap where sensitive data could leave through calendar invites without any policy enforcement in place\. The feature is currently in development and expected to begin rolling out in September 2026\.
- [Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates \- August 27, 2026](https://go-planet.com/in-the-know/august-27-2026/): Microsoft Teams is introducing app\-centric management in the Teams Admin Center for GCC High, giving admins granular control over which users, groups, or the entire tenant can install individual Teams apps\. Admins can set a default behavior for newly published apps and override availability per app — choosing between all users, specific users and groups, or no one — replacing the broader app permission policy model with per\-app precision\. Existing app permission policies are migrated automatically to preserve current availability\. The feature is currently in development and expected to begin rolling out in September 2026\.
- [Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates \- August 20, 2026](https://go-planet.com/in-the-know/august-20-2026/): Microsoft OneDrive is adding the ability for users to exclude specific folders from syncing on Windows and Mac, keeping local\-only content such as PowerShell modules, Visual Studio configuration, and node modules off OneDrive entirely\. Administrators can define folder exclusion rules at the organizational level, giving IT teams consistent control over what does and doesn't sync across managed devices\. For organizations managing developer workstations or devices with large local tooling directories, this update reduces unnecessary storage consumption and keeps cloud sync focused on content that belongs there\. The feature is currently rolling out\.

## GCC High In The Know
- [GCC High Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates \- September 17, 2026](https://go-planet.com/gcc-high-in-the-know/gcc-high-microsoft-365-roadmap-updates-september-17-2026/): Microsoft is bringing Copilot edit mode in Word to GCC High and DoD environments, enabling government users to work with Copilot as a co\-creator directly inside their documents\. Users can create, refine, and reshape content through natural language without leaving Word — a capability that has been available in commercial Microsoft 365 and is now reaching sovereign cloud users\. For GCC High organizations where Copilot adoption is accelerating, this update brings one of the most practical day\-to\-day Copilot capabilities into the government cloud workflow\. The feature is currently in development and expected to begin rolling out in October 2026\.
- [GCC High Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates \- September 10, 2026](https://go-planet.com/gcc-high-in-the-know/gcc-high-microsoft-365-roadmap-updates-september-10-2026/): Microsoft Teams is enabling end users in GCC High and DoD environments to report suspicious messages and external users directly within Teams, surfacing those reports in the Teams admin center as actionable security signals\. Admins gain greater visibility into potential phishing, impersonation, spam, and other messaging threats — with end\-user reports serving as an additional detection layer alongside automated security tooling\. For GCC High organizations where identifying and responding quickly to social engineering in Teams is a security priority, this update turns every user into an active participant in the organization's threat detection workflow\. The feature is currently in development and expected to begin rolling out in October 2026\.
- [GCC High Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates \- September 3, 2026](https://go-planet.com/gcc-high-in-the-know/gcc-high-microsoft-365-roadmap-updates-september-3-2026/): Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is expanding to chats, channels, calls, and meetings in GCC High and DoD environments, giving users AI\-powered assistance to stay informed and catch up quickly across every Teams surface\. This marks a significant step in bringing the full Copilot Chat experience to government cloud users who have been waiting on feature parity with commercial Microsoft 365\. The wave of Copilot capability arriving in GCC High doesn't stop there — Viva Insights and Copilot Analytics, and the new Outlook for Windows are also on the horizon for GCC High in September, signaling a meaningful acceleration in government cloud feature alignment\. The Copilot Chat feature is currently in development and expected to begin rolling out in October 2026\.
- [GCC High Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates \- August 27, 2026](https://go-planet.com/gcc-high-in-the-know/gcc-high-microsoft-365-roadmap-updates-august-27-2026/): Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management is expanding to cover AI agents, introducing agent\-specific indicators and risk scoring built around agentic activities\. As declarative agents and Copilot\-powered workflows gain the ability to access enterprise data, execute actions, and make decisions at machine speed, the insider risk they represent is meaningfully different from human user activity — and now gets treated that way\. Admins can monitor agent behavior through the same IRM framework used for human insiders, with scoring and indicators tailored to how agents interact with sensitive data\. For GCC High organizations adopting Copilot agents in regulated workflows, this update provides governance coverage that keeps pace with the expanding agentic surface\. The feature is currently in development and expected to begin rolling out in October 2026\.
- [GCC High Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates \- August 20, 2026](https://go-planet.com/gcc-high-in-the-know/gcc-high-microsoft-365-roadmap-updates-august-20-2026/): Microsoft Teams is bringing malicious URL protection to GCC High and DoD environments, enabling Teams to detect and warn users when harmful links appear in chat and channel messages\. This capability — already available in commercial clouds — closes a meaningful security gap in sovereign environments where phishing and malware attacks delivered through chat links are a real threat vector\. Users receive an in\-context warning before following a suspicious link, reducing the risk of successful attacks without requiring additional tooling outside of Teams\. The feature is currently in development and expected to begin rolling out in October 2026\.

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