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Amazon commits $50 billion to new federal AI and HPC buildout for U.S. government

The post Amazon commits $50 billion to new federal AI and HPC buildout for U. S. government appeared com. Amazon said Monday it will put $50 billion into a new buildout of AI and high‑performance computing meant only for U. S. government work under the Trump administration, according to the company’s blog post. The plan will start in 2026, when crews begin building new federal‑grade data centers with 1. 3 gigawatts of power. That is the kind of load you normally see from hundreds of thousands of American homes, not a single project. Amazon said the point is simple: the government wants stronger AI tools, and the company is preparing to deliver them through AWS. The company said federal teams will get AWS AI tools, Anthropic’s Claude models, Nvidia chips, and Amazon’s Trainium processors. These will run inside cloud regions designed to meet strict federal rules. Every part of this build sits inside a wider race among tech giants to secure long‑term contracts tied to AI systems. Amazon expands government AI push with new federal infrastructure Amazon said its move lines up with what others are already doing. Anthropic and Meta announced new AI data centers in the U. S. earlier this year. Oracle, OpenAI, and SoftBank launched their Stargate joint venture in January, a plan built around a $500 billion U. S. infrastructure spend spread out over four years. AWS said the new federal sites will let agencies build custom AI systems and clean up datasets while also helping teams “enhance workforce productivity,” a phrase the company used in its announcement. Amazon said AWS already supports more than 11, 000 government agencies, and that this investment is designed to increase that capacity. AWS CEO Matt Garman said the $50 billion plan “removes the technology barriers that have held government back and further positions America to lead in the AI era.” Matt said it was about meeting the demand that federal agencies keep bringing forward, especially as.