Amazon Web Services
Also known as
AWS GovCloud (US-West) provides an isolated cloud region in the western United States for government workloads requiring geographic redundancy and compliance with federal security frameworks. It mirrors services available in the US-East GovCloud region. Procured through the same government contract vehicles as GovCloud East. Frequently used for disaster recovery, geographic redundancy, and West Coast latency-sensitive workloads. This federal data center node is the place where infrastructure, hosting, and cybersecurity language becomes a navigable entity.
Meaning in practice
Amazon GovCloud (US-West) is a site or installation that anchors a government activity.
Where you’ll see it
You will see it in installation pages, site-level contracts, service calls, and location-specific records. Example: Disaster Recovery · Geographic Redundancy · FedRAMP High Compliance.
Common confusion
People often confuse the facility with the agency that operates it.
What to do next
Use the facility page to find site-level procurement and service patterns.
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Amazon GovCloud (US-West) is a facility or installation term in Bureauify. For example: Disaster Recovery · Geographic Redundancy · FedRAMP High Compliance Facility terms help users connect federal activity to the physical places where work happens — military bases, VA medical centers, research labs, ports, and other operational sites. This matters because contracting, oversight, and service delivery often differ by installation, sponsor, and mission. The related terms above cluster the nearby places so you can see which broader geography or mission family Amazon GovCloud (US-West) belongs to.
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Disaster Recovery · Geographic Redundancy · FedRAMP High Compliance
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