Amazon Commits $50B to Boost AI and High-Performance Computing for US Agencies
Amazon has announced plans to invest as much as US$50 billion to significantly expand its artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure for US government clients. The move aims to strengthen the capabilities of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company’s cloud division and the world’s largest provider of on-demand computing power.
According to a company blog post published Monday, AWS will begin construction next year on new data center projects that will ultimately add 1.3 gigawatts of capacity. These facilities will be specifically designed for federal agencies and will comply with stringent US government security requirements — including strict controls on data handling, system isolation from commercial workloads, and employee nationality.
As part of the expansion, AWS will offer government customers access to Amazon’s full suite of AI solutions, including models developed by its partner Anthropic, as well as advanced chips from Nvidia and Amazon’s proprietary semiconductor division.
AWS currently supports more than 11,000 US government agencies and operates services through over 900 data centers, Bloomberg reported.
This massive investment underscores Amazon’s ambition to remain the leading cloud provider for federal AI, HPC, and secure cloud needs.
