Federal Highlights
ARRA includes provisions for funding federal projects as well as federal agencies. These projects encompass infrastructure upgrades, energy initiatives and healthcare data management improvements. Many of the projects include IT components, such as physical security/video surveillance, broadband, energy-efficient products, virtualization and electronic medical records (EMR).
Some funding highlights include:
- $4.5 billion in efficiency upgrades for federal buildings
- $20 billion in tax incentives directed towards energy-efficiency projects
- $11 billion in funding for the "Smart Grid" focusing on renewable energy and increased efficiency in our existing energy supplies and generation
- $10 billion to the National Institutes of Health
- $40 million for the Social Security Administration to adopt EMR
- $100 million for border security
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