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BlackBerry UEM in Action: How BlackBerry UEM Enables Trusted Mobile Operations Across the German Federal Government
BlackBerry UEM delivers trusted, compliant device management in Germany.
Feb 11, 2026
·Blog
·Secure Communications
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Government in Constant Motion
Federal government work now extends beyond offices to secure facilities, international forums, temporary work sites and even on the daily commute. Mobility has shifted from a supporting function into a core pillar of daily operations while expectations around security, sovereignty, and regulatory compliance have intensified.
This creates tension as officials need to act quickly and access information from anywhere while security teams want to maintain strict control over sensitive data. It's well known that when mobile access isn’t managed effectively, small gaps begin to emerge that put data governance at risk. Devices drift out of policy, applications are configured inconsistently, and over time these gaps erode confidence and increase exposure.
Consider a common scenario where a senior official reviews a time-sensitive protected briefing on a government device while in transit. In that moment, security can’t become a separate task or hinder the timely review of the senior official. The device receiving the content for review must already be authenticated and encrypted, so access is immediately secure. The experience degrades when controls are fragmented and not an inherent part of the user experience. Issues of slow access, multiple validation steps, and technical inconsistencies turn operational friction into institutional risk.
For mobile government work to function at scale and wherever government officials need to work, security must be embedded directly into how devices, applications, and access are governed from the start. This is where BlackBerry® Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) comes in. Certified by the German Federal Office for Information Security, or BSI, BlackBerry UEM enables mobile devices, applications, and data to operate within clearly defined governance boundaries through architecture that embeds security into every layer.
Trust, Certification, and the German Federal Context
Like many of the large governments, Germany’s federal environment operates under strict requirements for data protection, auditability, and sovereign control. The BSI certification serves as the central authority for defining and validating information security standards across public institutions and critical infrastructure. Its certification programs are among the most rigorous in Europe.
BSI certification is not a procedural checkbox. Platforms are assessed against detailed security profiles, architecture integrity, cryptographic implementation, and the ability to enforce policy reliably under real world conditions. For federal institutions, this certification functions as a gate of trust. Systems that meet BSI standards can be relied upon because their security controls are independently validated and verifiable. This assurance becomes foundational as mobile work expands. The question becomes how to maintain sovereign control without creating bureaucratic bottlenecks. The answer lies in maintaining consistent governance, visibility, and compliance across the entire mobile environment.
A Day in the Life of Secure Mobile Operations
At 6:45 a.m., a senior official boards a train to Berlin and looks at their device. Secure briefings appear instantly, without loading screens or authentication prompts. Identity checks, encryption, and policy validation have already been handled in the background, all unseen and uncompromising.
That experience is the result of enrollment during provisioning. From first power-on, security policies are built in, with encryption, authentication standards, and compliance requirements operating silently. Administrators retain full visibility across thousands of devices from a single console, while the official simply uses a device that works.
By mid-morning, collaboration is in full swing across ministries. Officials review and annotate documents in real time as secure messages move effortlessly through approved applications. Managed containers quietly separate government and personal data, allowing people to move between apps and share information as naturally as they would in any modern workspace, while sensitive content remains encrypted and governed at every step.
The afternoon brings movement, from ministry offices in Berlin to a secure facility outside of Berlin and travel to a venue in Brussels. Networks and locations change, but the experience does not. Whether connecting over public transit Wi-Fi or a classified government network, the device operates under the same consistent policies. Geography shifts but security remains constant.
Throughout the day, BlackBerry UEM works quietly in the background. Devices are continuously evaluated against defined standards, configuration drift is identified and corrected before it becomes visible, and compliance reports generate automatically. Audits become routine oversight rather than disruptive events, and updated policies deploy across the entire fleet without manual effort. And when BSI standards evolve, BlackBerry UEM responds.
By day’s end, collaboration has persisted, decisions have advanced, coordination has remained fluid, and operational continuity has been preserved. Security has remained largely invisible, yet it has governed every interaction.
Mobility Without Compromise
This is what secure mobility looks like at a federal scale when it is architected correctly. With BlackBerry UEM, administrators and users get the speed and flexibility modern government needs while preserving the control and sovereignty it requires. The platform supports regulatory compliance through automated enforcement and continuous verification. It maintains institutional trust through BSI certified security controls that are independently validated and consistently applied. It enables reliable mobile operations by eliminating the gaps and inconsistencies that turn mobile work into operational risk.
Endpoint management is no longer a backend technical function. It is a strategic foundation for modern government operations, one that determines whether mobility becomes a force multiplier or a persistent vulnerability.
When security is embedded directly into how devices, applications, and access are governed, mobility becomes a strength rather than a risk. BlackBerry UEM delivers this through architecture that makes security automatic, governance continuous, and trust verifiable across the entire mobile environment.
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BlackBerry UEM in Action: How BlackBerry UEM Enables Trusted Mobile Operations Across the German Federal Government
BlackBerry UEM delivers trusted, compliant device management in Germany.
Feb 11, 2026
·Blog
·Secure Communications
Government in Constant Motion
Federal government work now extends beyond offices to secure facilities, international forums, temporary work sites and even on the daily commute. Mobility has shifted from a supporting function into a core pillar of daily operations while expectations around security, sovereignty, and regulatory compliance have intensified.
This creates tension as officials need to act quickly and access information from anywhere while security teams want to maintain strict control over sensitive data. It's well known that when mobile access isn’t managed effectively, small gaps begin to emerge that put data governance at risk. Devices drift out of policy, applications are configured inconsistently, and over time these gaps erode confidence and increase exposure.
Consider a common scenario where a senior official reviews a time-sensitive protected briefing on a government device while in transit. In that moment, security can’t become a separate task or hinder the timely review of the senior official. The device receiving the content for review must already be authenticated and encrypted, so access is immediately secure. The experience degrades when controls are fragmented and not an inherent part of the user experience. Issues of slow access, multiple validation steps, and technical inconsistencies turn operational friction into institutional risk.
For mobile government work to function at scale and wherever government officials need to work, security must be embedded directly into how devices, applications, and access are governed from the start. This is where BlackBerry® Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) comes in. Certified by the German Federal Office for Information Security, or BSI, BlackBerry UEM enables mobile devices, applications, and data to operate within clearly defined governance boundaries through architecture that embeds security into every layer.
Trust, Certification, and the German Federal Context
Like many of the large governments, Germany’s federal environment operates under strict requirements for data protection, auditability, and sovereign control. The BSI certification serves as the central authority for defining and validating information security standards across public institutions and critical infrastructure. Its certification programs are among the most rigorous in Europe.
BSI certification is not a procedural checkbox. Platforms are assessed against detailed security profiles, architecture integrity, cryptographic implementation, and the ability to enforce policy reliably under real world conditions. For federal institutions, this certification functions as a gate of trust. Systems that meet BSI standards can be relied upon because their security controls are independently validated and verifiable. This assurance becomes foundational as mobile work expands. The question becomes how to maintain sovereign control without creating bureaucratic bottlenecks. The answer lies in maintaining consistent governance, visibility, and compliance across the entire mobile environment.
A Day in the Life of Secure Mobile Operations
At 6:45 a.m., a senior official boards a train to Berlin and looks at their device. Secure briefings appear instantly, without loading screens or authentication prompts. Identity checks, encryption, and policy validation have already been handled in the background, all unseen and uncompromising.
That experience is the result of enrollment during provisioning. From first power-on, security policies are built in, with encryption, authentication standards, and compliance requirements operating silently. Administrators retain full visibility across thousands of devices from a single console, while the official simply uses a device that works.
By mid-morning, collaboration is in full swing across ministries. Officials review and annotate documents in real time as secure messages move effortlessly through approved applications. Managed containers quietly separate government and personal data, allowing people to move between apps and share information as naturally as they would in any modern workspace, while sensitive content remains encrypted and governed at every step.
The afternoon brings movement, from ministry offices in Berlin to a secure facility outside of Berlin and travel to a venue in Brussels. Networks and locations change, but the experience does not. Whether connecting over public transit Wi-Fi or a classified government network, the device operates under the same consistent policies. Geography shifts but security remains constant.
Throughout the day, BlackBerry UEM works quietly in the background. Devices are continuously evaluated against defined standards, configuration drift is identified and corrected before it becomes visible, and compliance reports generate automatically. Audits become routine oversight rather than disruptive events, and updated policies deploy across the entire fleet without manual effort. And when BSI standards evolve, BlackBerry UEM responds.
By day’s end, collaboration has persisted, decisions have advanced, coordination has remained fluid, and operational continuity has been preserved. Security has remained largely invisible, yet it has governed every interaction.
Mobility Without Compromise
This is what secure mobility looks like at a federal scale when it is architected correctly. With BlackBerry UEM, administrators and users get the speed and flexibility modern government needs while preserving the control and sovereignty it requires. The platform supports regulatory compliance through automated enforcement and continuous verification. It maintains institutional trust through BSI certified security controls that are independently validated and consistently applied. It enables reliable mobile operations by eliminating the gaps and inconsistencies that turn mobile work into operational risk.
Endpoint management is no longer a backend technical function. It is a strategic foundation for modern government operations, one that determines whether mobility becomes a force multiplier or a persistent vulnerability.
When security is embedded directly into how devices, applications, and access are governed, mobility becomes a strength rather than a risk. BlackBerry UEM delivers this through architecture that makes security automatic, governance continuous, and trust verifiable across the entire mobile environment.
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