AWS Expands AI Offerings for U.S. Government Customers

Amazon's cloud unit, AWS, has expanded its AI capabilities for U.S. government customers through its AWS GovCloud platform.

The move allows government agencies to use third-party AI model families from Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and NVIDIA, as well as Amazon's Nova models, within the isolated environment.

This expansion supports AWS' role in Amazon's broader AI strategy, which has seen significant growth. In Q2 2026, AWS reported a 37% year-over-year increase in revenue and a 63% operating income rise from the previous year.