AWS Public Sector Blog
Category: Regions
Prepare for FedRAMP 20x with AWS automation and validation
This post shows you how to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) services to meet Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) 20x requirements, reducing authorization time from months to weeks through automated compliance pipelines and continuous validation. You’ll learn how to build a trust center, automate vulnerability detection, generate Key Security Indicators (KSIs), and implement […]
New report: Cloud “fundamental” for European national security and defense
Cloud computing has emerged as a critical enabler of national security and defense capabilities across Europe. A new report from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), which AWS supported, shows the ways that four European nations leverage hyperscale cloud infrastructure to strengthen their defense posture and protect national interests in an increasingly complex threat landscape.
AWS Space Accelerator program to support 67 startups across Australia, India, and Japan
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is excited to announce the cohort of 67 startups from Australia, India, and Japan selected for the AWS Space Accelerator: APJ 2025 program. These startups will receive support from AWS and partner organizations to accelerate their growth and innovation in the space technology sector. Read this post to learn more.
How Poland’s Post Bank accelerated digital transformation while maintaining regulatory compliance on AWS
By migrating their electronic banking system to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Post Bank reduced application deployment time from 2 hours to only 10 minutes, decreased CPU utilization by 40 percent, and dramatically improved system reliability—all while maintaining full compliance with Poland’s stringent financial regulations. This transformation story demonstrates how financial institutions can use AWS Cloud technology to become more agile and efficient without compromising security or regulatory compliance.
AWS launches Space Accelerator program across Australia, India, and Japan
Today, AWS announced the launch of AWS Space Accelerator: APJ 2025, a program designed to support startups across Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) that are focused on space technology—catalyzing innovation and propelling the growing space economy in the Asia Pacific region. The 10-week accelerator will provide up to 40 selected startups with dedicated business resources, expertise, and guidance around technology and business capabilities, to help them leverage AWS to build, grow, and scale their missions.
Planning for failure: How to make generative AI workloads more resilient
As more and more public sector organizations deploy generative AI workloads, we are increasingly asked what can be done to make sure that these workloads are resilient to failures. In this post, we discuss the key factors that mission-based organizations should consider so that their generative AI workloads are resilient to failures.
Empowering AWS Partners to expand their platforms globally
International growth represents a huge potential for AWS Partners. This post covers technical considerations for partners expanding their services to new geographical regions and explains how AWS can assist.
Transforming European healthcare: HippocrAItes’ EHDS-ready health data platform
HippocrAItes, Finland-based healthcare data & AI innovation company built the Hippo Health Platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS), combining secure, scalable cloud infrastructure with a user-centric approach to health data. The platform unifies data from national repositories and personal devices into a single, secure health account. Read this post to learn more.
Amazon to launch second Secret Cloud Region in 2025
Amazon today announced it will launch its second Secret Cloud Region in 2025. The new AWS Secret-West Region will be accredited to support workloads up to the U.S. Secret classification level. With two regions accredited at the Secret level, defense and national security customers and partners can deploy multi-Region architectures, achieving even higher levels of resiliency and availability essential to their critical missions and enabling AI innovation.
AWS HealthLake launches in the EU: Unlocking the future of interoperability and FHIR-based innovation
We’re excited to announce the expansion of AWS HealthLake to the EU (Dublin) Region, marking a significant milestone in our commitment to supporting healthcare organizations across the European Union (EU). Read this post to learn more.









