Governing Cloud and AI: Integrating Major Platforms with U.S. Federal Compliance Frameworks and Regulatory Instruments

The growing adoption of cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), has introduced new complexities in aligning enterprise workloads with federal compliance frameworks.This paper presents a comparative analysis and practical alignment model that integrates these major cloud service providers with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 199/200, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF), and the directives established by Executive Order 14110 on the safe, secure, and trustworthy use of Artificial Intelligence.The study develops a multi-dimensional control mapping methodology tailored to ensure technical interoperability, compliance readiness, and risk transparency.Through structured evaluation of service categories, native controls, and governance mechanisms, the paper delivers a unified compliance architecture designed to support secure and auditable cloud deployments in federally regulated environments.Findings contribute actionable insights for IT leaders, cloud architects, and policymakers by offering a scalable and standards-based roadmap for AI-driven cloud governance.