Amazon ends NDAs in data center negotiations, following Microsoft

What happened

11, 2026 For years, the giant buildings powering the AI boom often arrived with a gag order attached. On October 2, 2026, AWS CEO Matt Garman announced that the company will no longer enter into nondisclosure agreements with government agencies for its data center (a building full of computers that runs online services) projects.

The post Amazon ends NDAs in data center negotiations, following Microsoft appeared first on Crypto Briefing . That puts Amazon alongside Microsoft , which made a similar commitment to end NDAs with local governments in March 2026. Microsoft is a software and software development company based in Redmond.

What Amazon actually promised An NDA in this context works a bit like a surprise party nobody asked for. A town council negotiates with a tech company, but officials agree not to tell residents the details until the deal is far along.

Garman’s pledge removes that layer for AWS. Government agencies working with Amazon on data center projects will no longer be bound to keep those conversations confidential.

Advertisement He positioned the change as one piece of a wider push to repair relations with the communities that host these facilities. The other headline piece is a new program called Built Together .

Key facts

• On October 2, 2026, AWS CEO Matt Garman — announced: that the company will no longer enter into nondisclosure agreements with government agencies for its data center projects