10 Zoom for Government Features You Should Know About

In the current digital age, public agencies must overcome complex challenges through seamless collaboration and deliver services to the public while safeguarding critical government data. Zoom for Government provides a frictionless platform for government workers to carry out their mission-critical collaboration. Although many federal, state, and local employees who adhere to federal security standards use this platform to communicate with colleagues and constituents, some may not be aware of the features that can optimize their work.

Here are 10 features of Zoom for Government that users can leverage to improve their agency’s operations.

Security

Zoom for Government is a separate platform hosted on AWS GovCloud via two U.S-based co-located data centers designed to conform with the Federal Government’s FedRAMP Moderate security. Zoom for Government has been authorized at the FedRAMP Moderate Level and achieved Department of Defense Impact Level 4 (ATO-C) for Zoom Meetings from the Department of the Air Force.

• 256-bit AES-GCM encryption
• Optional end-to-end encryption for Zoom Meetings and Zoom Phone
• Advanced Team Chat encryption
• Security features across solutions

Immersive View

Hosts can use Immersive View to bring up to 25 video participants and webinar panelists together in a single virtual background. This feature is useful for training sessions, public forums, or team meetings.

Scalability

Zoom webinars has the ability to scale up to 50,000 attendees making it possible to support large town-halls, press conferences, and other large events.

Watermarking

Meeting hosts can enable two types of watermarks to prevent leaks and protect the privacy of confidential information shared during a meeting. Image watermarks superimpose an image on shared content, while audio watermarks embed a user’s information as an inaudible mark in offline recordings of a meeting.

Digital Signage

Digital Signage allows you to share images, videos, or websites on your Zoom Rooms screen when the room is not in a Zoom Meeting. You can also create Digital Signage-only rooms for displaying content without deploying a full Zoom Room and display content on screens in public areas.

Zoom In-Meeting Security Controls

Zoom Meetings comes with a set of in-meeting controls that help government users safeguard their meetings from uninvited guests. Hosts can manage screen sharing, lock meetings, set up two-factor authentication, remove disruptive participants, disable video, mute participants, suspend participant activities, turn off file transfer, disable private chat, report a user, and more.

Authentication for Zoom Meetings and Webinars

Admins can enable authentication profiles to require meeting participants or webinar attendees to be logged into their Zoom account to join a session. This feature helps to add an extra layer of security and limit access to verified users.

Zoom Section 508 Accessibility

Zoom puts users front and center, driving inclusivity for everyone. Zoom for Government is compliant with WCAG 2.1 AA Standards, Revised Section 508 Standards, and meets EN 301 549 Accessibility requirements.

• Zoom meetings and webinars automatically provide live captioning.
• Sign language interpreters may join a Zoom meeting just like any other video participants. Participants may use Zoom’s pinning feature to keep the interpreter’s video thumbnail stationary.
• Customize the font size of chat and captions.
• Keyboard Accessibility – Control your Zoom experience with just a keyboard. Zoom supports Keyboard Shortcuts for easy navigation.
• Screen Reader Support – Use Zoom with a screen reader and customize the audible announcements you want to hear with granular control over screen reader alerts.

Zoom Language Interpretation

The Zoom language interpretation feature allows an interpreter to join into the appropriate audio channel to provide simultaneous interpreting services for meetings and events. The host activates the interpretation feature in the meeting and assigns the appropriate participant the role of interpreter. The attendees hear 80% volume of the interpreter and 20% of the original speaker.

Zoom Phone Nomadic E911

Zoom Phone Nomadic E911 provides the ability to monitor user location as they move around to ensure their location is up to date in the event of an emergency. This feature can alert your internal safety team via chat, voice call, and email while simultaneously contacting emergency dispatchers.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Zoom for Government is a highly secure and scalable platform that provides a range of features that are specifically tailored to the needs of government agencies. From advanced security measures such as encryption, watermarks, and authentication, to inclusive features such as accessibility support, language interpretation, and digital signage, the Zoom platform offers a comprehensive set of tools that can help government workers to collaborate effectively and deliver services to the public. As more and more agencies rely on digital tools to carry out their missions, Zoom for Government offers a powerful solution that can help to meet the unique challenges of modern government work.

To learn more about Zoom for Government, visit our webpage.