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Homeland Security signs $2.6bn contract with AWS
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded Amazon Web Services (AWS) a $2.6 billion cloud contract.
Key facts
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded Amazon Web Services (AWS) a $2.6 billion cloud contract
- Last year, AWS provided the GSA with up to $1bn in savings for cloud adoption, modernization, and training across US federal agencies through to the end of 2028
- According to those documents, the DHS anticipated spending more than $100 million
- the ceiling for the Acquisition Planning Forecast System platform
- Total spend expectations have been redacted, but DHS expects to save $142m in the first year of Cumulus' execution
Summary
As reported by Orange Slices and revealed in documents published on June 12, the contract will run for five years and makes AWS the first vendor to secure a deal under the Cumulus project. Cumulus is the DHS's department-wide initiative that aims to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the department's cloud service provider procurement strategy, but also to increase "oversight and understanding of CSP solutions being procured across the Department and how they may be collaboratively leveraged from both a mission delivery and spend perspective," as per documents published in January 2026. According to those documents, the DHS anticipated spending more than $100 million - the ceiling for the Acquisition Planning Forecast System platform.