Amazon is set to invest up to $50 billion in a significant expansion of its AI and advanced computing infrastructure, specifically tailored for U.S. government agencies.
This ambitious project, slated to begin in 2026, will dramatically increase Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) data center capacity across Top Secret, AWS Secret, and AWS GovCloud (US) regions – environments designed for handling classified and sensitive workloads.
Federal agencies will gain access to powerful AI tools, including Amazon SageMaker for custom model training and Amazon Bedrock for deploying and managing AI models, as well as building advanced agents.
The new centers will be equipped with Amazon’s proprietary Trainium AI chips, alongside NVIDIA hardware, enabling a substantial boost in computing power.
This investment aims to accelerate breakthroughs in government operations, spanning scientific research, intelligence analysis, and critical decision-making in areas such as disaster response and climate modeling. As stated by AWS CEO Matt Garman, “Our investment in purpose-built government AI and cloud infrastructure will fundamentally transform how federal agencies leverage supercomputing.” Amazon first introduced government-specific cloud infrastructure in 2011 and now supports over 11,000 government agencies worldwide.