AWS GovCloud
An isolated cloud region from AWS designed specifically for U.S. government agencies and contractors. It uses physically separate data centers, access controls restricted to U.S. citizens, and certifications such as FedRAMP High to satisfy compliance regulations like ITAR that require physical and logical data isolation.
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AWS GovCloud is an isolated cloud region designed by AWS specifically for U.S. government agencies and contractors, capable of meeting regulatory requirements such as ITAR for physical and logical data isolation.
By running Claude Code within GovCloud via Bedrock, both code and data remain within the compliance boundary.
Publicly available information on specific performance benchmarks, pricing details, and feature differences compared to other regions for this release is currently limited.
Top-secret data cannot enter public cloud environments; the mainstream approach is to deploy vetted model versions in air-gapped networks or government-dedicated clouds such as AWS GovCloud or Microsoft Azure Government.
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AWS GovCloud is an isolated cloud region designed by AWS specifically for U.S. government agencies and contractors, capable of meeting regulatory requirements such as ITAR for physical and logical data isolation.
50%UnverifiedBy running Claude Code within GovCloud via Bedrock, both code and data remain within the compliance boundary.
50%UnverifiedPublicly available information on specific performance benchmarks, pricing details, and feature differences compared to other regions for this release is currently limited.
50%UnverifiedTop-secret data cannot enter public cloud environments; the mainstream approach is to deploy vetted model versions in air-gapped networks or government-dedicated clouds such as AWS GovCloud or Microsoft Azure Government.
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