diff --git a/apps/gp-news/usw2dev/dynamodb.tf b/apps/gp-news/usw2dev/dynamodb.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb402f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/gp-news/usw2dev/dynamodb.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+resource "aws_dynamodb_table" "briefing_history" {
+  name         = "${var.app_name}-${var.env_name}-briefing-history"
+  billing_mode = "PAY_PER_REQUEST"
+  hash_key     = "pk"
+  range_key    = "sk"
+
+  attribute {
+    name = "pk"
+    type = "S"
+  }
+
+  attribute {
+    name = "sk"
+    type = "S"
+  }
+
+  ttl {
+    attribute_name = "expires_at"
+    enabled        = true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/gp-news/usw2dev/iam.tf b/apps/gp-news/usw2dev/iam.tf
index e822e6f..3f18d97 100644
--- a/apps/gp-news/usw2dev/iam.tf
+++ b/apps/gp-news/usw2dev/iam.tf
@@ -126,6 +126,19 @@ resource "aws_iam_policy" "gp_news_lambda_custom" {
           "ssm:GetParameterHistory"
         ]
         Resource = [for p in aws_ssm_parameter.lambda_params : p.arn]
+      },
+      {
+        Sid    = "AllowBriefingHistoryDynamoDB"
+        Effect = "Allow"
+        Action = [
+          "dynamodb:BatchWriteItem",
+          "dynamodb:DescribeTable",
+          "dynamodb:PutItem",
+          "dynamodb:Query"
+        ]
+        Resource = [
+          aws_dynamodb_table.briefing_history.arn
+        ]
       }
     ]
   })
diff --git a/apps/gp-news/usw2dev/outputs.tf b/apps/gp-news/usw2dev/outputs.tf
index d1cb7a8..a2a6550 100644
--- a/apps/gp-news/usw2dev/outputs.tf
+++ b/apps/gp-news/usw2dev/outputs.tf
@@ -18,8 +18,17 @@ output "lambda_function_name" {
   value       = aws_lambda_function.gp_news_lambda.function_name
 }
 
+output "briefing_history_table_arn" {
+  description = "The ARN of the DynamoDB table storing selected briefing news history"
+  value       = aws_dynamodb_table.briefing_history.arn
+}
+
+output "briefing_history_table_name" {
+  description = "The name of the DynamoDB table storing selected briefing news history"
+  value       = aws_dynamodb_table.briefing_history.name
+}
+
 output "gha_role_arn" {
   description = "The ARN of the IAM role for GitHub Actions"
   value       = aws_iam_role.gp_news_gha_ecr.arn
 }
-