Users must ensure sensitive data is properly protected in compliance with all VA regulations. Users must ensure their use of this technology/standard is consistent with VA policies and standards, including, but not limited to, VA Handbooks 61 VA Directives 6004, 6513, and 6517 and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards, including Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS). Users are strongly encouraged to migrate their use of IE to other approved VA browser solutions that have planned enhancements. Note: Microsoft is phasing out IE in favor of Edge and no new enhancements are planned for IE as of this writing. On August 17, 2000, Microsoft published a timeline indicating that Microsoft Teams will stop supporting Internet Explorer 11 on Novemwhereas Microsoft 365 products will end Internet Explorer 11 support on August 17, 2021. Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) is a graphical web browser developed by Microsoft and an integrated component of Windows operating systems.

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Technologies must be operated and maintained in accordance with Federal and Department security and

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