There is a $4.4 trillion 2019 budget proposal. It includes an infrastructure plan. The infrastructure plan calls for $200 billion in planned federal spending on infrastructure which is to incentive state, local and private funding for $1.5 trillion in overall infrastructure. The US plans sell off federal assets as part of its infrastructure plan released …
Solid consumer spending, accelerating business investment and a housing rebound combined to drive fourth-quarter demand in the US economy. Gross domestic product expanded at a 3 percent annualized rate after 3.2 percent in the third quarter and 3.1 percent in the previous period. Tax cuts championed by President Donald Trump have fueled expectations of an …
The US Senate passed pending bill that would fund the US government through Feb. 8 and reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for six years. This will be passed by the House and signed by Trump by this evening. This will clear the way for the SpaceX Heavy static fire test later this week. …
SpaceX will be unable to test fire its three-core Falcon Heavy rocket at Kennedy Space Center due to the government shutdown. “Due to the shutdown removing key members of the civilian workforce, the 45th Space Wing will not be able to support commercial static fires taking place on KSC,” the Wing said, further noting that …
The Defense Innovation Board is an organization set up in 2016 to bring the technological innovation and best practice of Silicon Valley to the U.S. Military. The board will have up to a dozen members selected by the chair (Eric Schmidt) in consultation with the US Secretary of Defense. Patrick Tucker at Defense One reported …
There are various economic projections related to the tax cut bill and other policies. The projections are created by the US government agencies, Universities, and independent groups. The differences tend to be whether * the US federal deficits go up by $1.5 to 2.5 trillion over ten years. * the GDP increases by 0% or …
Here is a link to the 68 page US National Security Strategy. The National Security Strategy indicates that it puts America first. What seems to be different * US will be more aggressive in litigating and responding to trade and economic treaty violations Nextbigfuture interpretation – Just of Trump has used lawsuits to enforce the …
On December 15, the Washington Post reported that the White House sent the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a list of seven words [vulnerable, entitlement, diversity, transgender, fetus, evidence-based and science-based.] it was forbidden from including in official documents for next year’s budget. CDC director Dr Brenda Fitzgerald tweeted denial of any …
New financial disclosures for a November ballot initiative show that a group backed by private internet providers [including Comcast] spent just over $900,000 to try and block city-owned broadband service in Fort Collins, Colorado. The big spenders were nonetheless defeated by a citizens’ group that spent only $15,000 to support the bond measure, which passed …
The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday end net neutrality rules, which required service providers to treat all internet traffic equally. Politicians from California, Washington and New York said Thursday they’ll use a mix of legislative action and legal moves to fight the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality regulation. Scott Wiener, a California state senator, said …
House and Senate Republicans have a deal on the tax cut bill. They expect to pass the bill before Christmas. Here are highlights of the current agreement. There will still be changes as adjustments are made in committee. * Reducing corporate tax rate to 21% from 35% today * Cut top individual bracket to 37% …