AWS GovCloud Power.
Zero Compliance Burden.
Fully Managed by GDH.
AWS GovCloud delivers the world's most capable federal cloud. GovDataHosting wraps it with FedRAMP High compliance, 300+ inherited controls, managed security, and ATO support — so your team can focus on mission, not infrastructure.
Pre-Inherited
Impact Level
+ Fixed Support Fee
Compliance Boundary
Platform Authorizations
AWS GovCloud Is Powerful. Compliant? That's Your Problem.
AWS GovCloud (US) gives you the infrastructure. It does not give you the compliance. Every NIST 800-53 control, every SSP section, every ConMon deliverable, every ATO artifact — those are entirely on your team when you go direct to AWS.
340+ Controls to Implement Yourself
AWS's Shared Responsibility Model means you own a large portion of NIST 800-53 controls at the application and data layers. Without a managed CSP like GDH, your team writes every implementation statement from scratch.
Ungoverned Consumption Spend
AWS GovCloud bills for every API call, data transfer, and storage operation — and direct to AWS, no one is actively governing it. Federal programs face 20–40% monthly cost variance with no budgets, alerts, or right-sizing in place. GDH passes that spend through at cost but wraps it in active cost management so it stays controlled.
3–5 FTEs Just for Compliance Operations
Operating directly on AWS GovCloud at FISMA Moderate or High typically requires a dedicated ISSO, cloud security engineer, compliance writer, and ConMon analyst — before you write a single line of mission code.
Everything AWS GovCloud Doesn't Include — We Do
GovDataHosting's managed compliance layer sits on top of AWS GovCloud infrastructure, delivering a complete, authorized, operational federal cloud environment — with AWS consumption billed through at cost and a predictable fixed managed-services fee on top.
FedRAMP-Ready Compliance
300+ NIST 800-53 controls inherited. Pre-populated SSP, POA&M, and boundary documentation ready for your ATO package — not a starting template, a near-complete artifact.
- FedRAMP High P-ATO on AWS GovCloud
- System Security Plan (SSP)
- Plan of Action & Milestones
- Control implementation statements
✓ Included
Continuous Monitoring (ConMon)
Our federal SOC performs 24/7 automated and human monitoring across your AWS GovCloud environment, delivering monthly ConMon packages to your Authorizing Official.
- Automated & human threat detection
- Monthly AO ConMon deliverables
- Vulnerability & patch status tracking
- Incident response escalation
✓ Included
Managed Security (SECaaS)
Enterprise SIEM, IDS/IPS, and vulnerability management configured specifically for AWS GovCloud workloads — including serverless functions, containers, and managed services.
- SIEM with federal threat intelligence
- IDS/IPS & network security
- FIPS 140-2 encryption enforcement
- YubiKey 5 FIPS MFA
✓ Included
ATO Lifecycle Support
Your dedicated GDH compliance advisor partners with your ISSO from initial scoping through 3PAO assessment and AO authorization — then maintains your ATO status annually.
- Dedicated compliance advisor
- 3PAO coordination
- Annual assessment prep
- AO briefing support
✓ Included
Pass-Through Cloud + Fixed Support Fee
AWS GovCloud charges for every API call, byte transferred, and compute second. GDH passes that consumption through at cost — no markup — and adds a predictable fixed fee for managed services, security, and compliance, on one consolidated invoice.
- AWS cloud spend billed at cost (pass-through)
- Fixed managed-services & support fee
- Cost governance & optimization built in
- One invoice — GSA MAS / SEWP V procurement
✓ Included
Federal Account Team
Named technical account manager, 4-hour P1 SLA, and a federal help desk staffed by ISSO-credentialed engineers — available when your AO or program office needs answers fast.
- Named technical account manager
- 4-hour SLA for critical incidents
- ISSO advisory office hours
- Direct compliance Q&A access
✓ Included
Serverless, Containers, and Fargate — Inside the Compliance Boundary
Most managed federal cloud providers stop at virtual machines. GovDataHosting extends the compliance boundary to include modern cloud-native architectures — so your team can use Lambda, ECS, EKS, and Fargate without stepping outside your ATO.
This is a critical distinction: serverless compute and container orchestration are increasingly central to federal digital modernization initiatives. GDH ensures these technologies are FedRAMP-compliant from the start, with controls documented and inherited — not retrofitted.
AWS Lambda
Serverless functions within the FedRAMP compliance boundary. Event-driven compute at scale.
Amazon ECS
Managed container orchestration. Deploy Docker workloads with inherited security controls.
Amazon EKS
Kubernetes for federal workloads. STIG-hardened node configurations managed by GDH.
AWS Fargate
Serverless containers — no EC2 management. Deploy and scale without infrastructure ops.
EC2 / Virtual Machines 
Lambda / Serverless Functions 
ECS / Containerized Workloads 
EKS / Kubernetes Clusters 
Fargate / Serverless Containers 
RDS / Aurora Databases 
S3 / Object Storage 
KMS / Key Management 
CloudFront / CDN (GovCloud) From IL2 to IL5 — GDH Manages the Compliance Layer
AWS GovCloud (US) supports DoD workloads up to Impact Level 5. GovDataHosting manages the compliance controls, documentation, and continuous monitoring at each level.
Impact Level 2
- Publicly releasable information
- Aligns with FedRAMP Moderate
- Most contractor-facing systems
- Commercial & administrative data
- FedRAMP P-ATO compliant
Impact Level 4
- CUI / FOUO data handling
- Aligns with FedRAMP High
- DoD mission-critical systems
- Enhanced access controls
- DISA STIG-hardened configs
Impact Level 5
- Controlled Unclassified (higher)
- National security systems
- Dedicated GovCloud regions
- DoD RMF (DoDI 8510.01)
- Agency-specific ATO required
From Procurement to Operational in Three Steps
GDH's onboarding process is designed for federal programs that need AWS GovCloud capabilities with FedRAMP compliance from day one.
Scope & Configure
We determine your impact level, workload type, and service requirements — then configure your dedicated AWS GovCloud environment with security baselines applied.
- FIPS 199 / DoD impact level scoping
- Workload & architecture review
- Environment provisioning
Inherit & Authorize
Your team receives 300+ pre-documented inherited controls and a pre-populated SSP. GDH's advisors co-author remaining application controls with your ISSO.
- Pre-populated SSP & POA&M
- 3PAO coordination
- AO briefing support
Operate & Modernize
Once authorized, deploy modern cloud-native architectures — serverless, containers, microservices — within your established FedRAMP compliance boundary.
- 24/7 ConMon & SOC
- Serverless & container support
- Annual FISMA review support
AWS GovCloud, Compliance-Ready
Get AWS GovCloud Without the Compliance Burden.
Talk to a GDH federal cloud engineer about your workloads, impact level, and how our managed AWS GovCloud platform can accelerate your ATO timeline — with cloud spend passed through at cost and a predictable fixed support fee.