Today’s defense and intelligence leaders face a challenge: enabling seamless high-performance collaboration across distributed teams—without compromising the security posture that mission success demands. As adversaries grow more sophisticated and operation tempo accelerates, the tools agencies rely on must evolve accordingly.
Zoom for Defense, available through Carahsoft, delivers a purpose-built collaboration platform engineered to meet the exacting standards of the U.S. Department of War (DoW) and its authorized contractor ecosystem—combining enterprise-grade performance with the security architecture that defense missions require.
A Platform Built for the Mission
Zoom for Defense operates within the zoomgov.mil domain, fully hosted on AWS GovCloud, and supports Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) at Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Impact Level Four (IL4). Accessible via Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet), it provides defense organizations with a unified communications environment that agency administrators control end-to-end—from authentication and access management and data governance.
This is not a commercial platform adapted for Government use. It is a defense-grade solution designed from the ground up to align with DoW security standards and operational requirements.
Enterprise Capabilities. Defense-Grade Security.
Zoom for Defense delivers the full breadth of Zoom for Government—enhanced with additional controls and protections tailored for defense operations:
- Zoom Meetings – Secure video collaboration supporting up to 50,000 participants
- Zoom AI Companion – AI-powered transcription, summaries and meeting intelligence within the CUI-compliant boundary
- Zoom Phone – Integrated secure voice, maintaining connectivity even in offline or out-of-platform scenarios via AWS GovCloud
- Zoom Webinars – Scalable one-to-many communications with granular access controls
- Zoom Hybrid Survivability – Operational continuity in degraded or disconnected network environments
Security Architecture That Meets the Moment
Zoom for Defense is built on a layered security framework designed to address both current and emerging threat vectors:
- Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) validated 256-bit AES-GCM encryption
- End-to-end encryption (E2EE)
- Post-quantum E2EE – future-proofing communications against next-generation cyber threats
Access is governed through a Boundary Access Point (BCAP), ensuring all users—whether on the internet or NIPRNet—operate within a hardened security perimeter.
Streamlined Acquisition Through Carahsoft
Zoom for Defense is available exclusively to DoW missions and authorized U.S.-based contractors, with procurement managed through U.S. business units or installations. Carahsoft simplifies the acquisition process through the General Services (GSA) Schedule 70 contract vehicle, enabling defense organizations to move from evaluation to deployment with speed and compliance confidence.
Minimum licensing starts at 10 base licenses on an annual subscription basis, with all billing coordinated through a U.S.-based point of contact.
The Bottom Line for Defense Leaders
The security of your communications infrastructure is a strategic asset. Zoom for Defense gives defense executives and program managers a platform they can trust—one that delivers the collaboration capabilities their teams need, within the security boundaries their missions demand.
Watch “Secure IL4 Communications and Collaboration Platform for the U.S. Department of War” to learn more about Zoom for Defense.
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