Amazon Commits Up to $50 Billion to Expand AI Infrastructure for U.S. Government

An aerial view of the QTS Data center under construction in Phoenix, Arizona

SEATTLE & WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 4, 2025) — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced plans to invest up to $50 billion to dramatically expand artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing infrastructure for U.S. government clients served through Amazon Web Services (AWS). Construction will begin next year on a new series of advanced data centers that will deliver 1.3 gigawatts of additional AI and supercomputing capacity.

AWS currently supports more than 11,000 government agencies, providing secure cloud-computing tools, compliance frameworks, and governance systems for both unclassified and classified data environments.

The new investment is designed to accelerate federal agencies’ ability to conduct simulation, modeling, and data-driven decision-making using advanced AI tools. The initiative directly aligns with the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan, unveiled in June 2025.

“Our investment in purpose-built government AI and cloud infrastructure will fundamentally transform how federal agencies leverage supercomputing,” said Matt Garman, CEO of AWS. “We’re giving agencies expanded access to advanced AI capabilities that will enable them to accelerate critical missions—from cybersecurity to drug discovery. This investment removes long-standing technology barriers and positions America to lead in the AI era.”

Amazon’s announcement marks the latest significant move by the private sector to bolster government AI capacity. In September, Meta disclosed a partnership with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to deploy its Llama open-source AI platform for federal use. Earlier in the year, OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank jointly revealed a $500 billion commitment for “Project Stargate,” a large-scale initiative to build national AI infrastructure.

Through Amazon’s investment, federal agencies will gain expanded access to AWS’ full suite of AI services, including Amazon SageMaker for training and customizing models and Amazon Bedrock for deploying models and agents. Agencies will also be able to use AI systems from Anthropic’s Claude family of language models, as well as semiconductors from NVIDIA and Amazon’s Trainium AI chips.

Amazon has not disclosed specific details regarding the locations or timelines of the forthcoming data centers, though the company reportedly purchased a $700 million site in Bristow, Va. for future development.

This AI expansion adds to Amazon’s year of aggressive data-center investment. In 2025, the company also committed $20 billion to Pennsylvania, $11 billion to Georgia, and $10 billion to a new data center campus in North Carolina.