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I have had that book on my Amazon wishlist since Jan 2016, so I guess it's time to get it!

Product teams support their services in all regions, meaning if a team is based in Virginia it still supports all the other regions simultaneously.

Working on GovCloud requires ITAR which is citizen or "permanent resident" (green card). There are other positions that require a security clearance, but GovCloud does not. GovCloud is open to non-governmental customers who need to meet stricter requirements (it's not solely for government use).

I don't think it has much to do with "spy country". The area just happened to be one of the first to build a co-location/interconnect site where different providers could join their networks. Then, as the article states, "Networks build atop networks" and it grew from there.