{"id":32509,"date":"2022-10-04T20:54:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T20:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/04\/gi-gmail-us-army-launches-google-workspace-for-troops\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:27:22","slug":"gi-gmail-us-army-launches-google-workspace-for-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks-battlefield-tech\/2022\/10\/04\/gi-gmail-us-army-launches-google-workspace-for-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"GI Gmail: US Army launches Google Workspace for troops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Army is rolling out Google Workspace for soldiers new and old, months after the service quietly began testing the software suite as a potential solution to previous information technologies issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Army Chief Information Officer Raj Iyer in a social media post<\/a> this week said \u201cArmy Google Workspace is now operational and live,\u201d adding that the service \u201cimplemented the first Impact Level 4 Google Workspace in the Federal Government to process Controlled Unclassified Information.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C4ISRNET and Army Times first reported the testing and the Army\u2019s intent to deploy Google as a solution for a shortfall of Microsoft 365 licenses that could have left thousands of troops without access to email or other collaboration tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google in July announced its Workspace package achieved IL4 authorization<\/a>, a security requirement tied to the handling of critical infrastructure, defense, intelligence, finance and proprietary business information. It achieved FedRAMP High authorization months prior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such credentials made the Army deal possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Iyer, new troops entering the Army now automatically receive Google Workspace<\/a> accounts with an @usa.army.mil address. He confirmed that \u201call remaining users\u201d from the legacy email platform \u2014 known as Defense Enterprise Email \u2014 \u201cwill be transitioned to Army Google Workspace over the next several days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up to 250,000 troops will receive the new service, Google officials confirmed in a blog post. The number aligns with the shortage of Microsoft 365 licenses that Army Times previously identified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Workspace is already used by the Air Force Research Laboratory and various other federal entities. The Army Software Factory<\/a> was also an early adopter; now, they\u2019ll be permanent Google users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beta testing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The launch of Workspace for the Army at large follows months of evaluation behind the scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The platform was initially considered a front-runner for troops who may have lost access to official email accounts amid a choppy transition from Defense Enterprise Email<\/a> and its mail.mil addresses to the newer Army 365 system, involving Microsoft products. Army 365 includes Army.mil email, but the service decided not all soldiers required them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iyer in July told C4ISRNET and Army Times the service \u201cis committed to providing our Soldiers the communications and collaboration capabilities they need to perform their missions. The CIO added that more information was to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\t