Following the money ... all $787 billion of it

[CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight]

A message to all members of MedTechIQ

Colleagues,

As reported in the Pugent Sounds Business Journal...At a time when private-sector work is drying up, and federal spending is one of the few economic bright spots, some of the first companies to benefit from the stimulus package may be those like Onvia that guide companies that will actually pave roads, upgrade school buildings and deploy electronic health records. Onvia, provides information on contracting opportunities from more than 78,000 different government entities.

Read on at: http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/03/09/story3.html?b...

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Onvia breakdown of
U.S. Federal Government Stimulus Spending

Higher education modernization
$6B

Pell grants
$15B

Increased unemployment benefits and job training
$40B

Food stamps
$15B

Temporary increase in Medicaid matching rate
$88B

COBRA
$39B

Preventive care
$4B

State fiscal relief
$79B

Local school districts
$40B

Public housing and energy efficiency
$15B

Transform energy systems
$30B

Cleanwater, flood control and environmental restoration
$19B

Modernize federal and other public infrastructure
$30B

Highway construction
$30B

Science facilities, research and instruments
$10B

Weatherize modest-income
$6B

Law enforcement
$4B

Healthcare IT
$20B

Broadband internet access
$6B

Transit and rail
$10B

Tax credits and Incentives
$281B

Total: $787B

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