tags: #publish links: [[AWS Regions]] created: 2021-03-02 Tue --- # AWS GovCloud (US) AWS Regions for use by infrastructure subject to US Government compliance: - AWS GovCloud (US-East): `us-gov-east-1` - AWS GovCloud (US-West): `us-gov-west-1` Airgapped from the rest of AWS - standalone separated environment, strictly controlled who gets access to it. Maintained by US citizens to enable [[FedRAMP]] compliance. Includes [[FIPS 140-2]] service endpoints. Suitable for [[NIST 800-171]] etc. **Owner of the account** has to be a US citizen or green card holder It's unclear whether non-US citizens are meant to use it...