Economic Stimulus Plan news from FierceCIO

The St. Anthony Falls Bridge in Minneapolis that collapsed during rush hour into the Mississippi River on Aug. 1, 2007, has been rebuilt using sensors and other electronics that constantly monitor Read more...

Today is a pivotal day for the recovery of the U.S. economy and the future of domestic technology. Later this afternoon in Denver, President Barack Obama will sign into law the $787 billion stimulus Read more...

President Obama's economic stimulus plan could plow at least $30 billion into high-tech areas, a move that could create nearly 1 million jobs just in the first year, according to a new study. One Read more...

As the House of Representatives moves into high gear to pass a mammoth economic stimulus package as early as this week, a key committee signed off on billions of dollars in government funds to spur Read more...

The nonprofit Information Technology and Innovation Foundation urged Congress this week to devote $30 billion of the proposed $775 billion economic stimulus plan toward the IT industry. The result, Read more...

President-elect Barack Obama's plan to nurture a high-speed Internet for all Americans could create hundreds of thousands of jobs and help service providers grow dramatically. Building new networks Read more...

While it is still uncertain how President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan will affect various industries, it's widely held that it could lead to a major boom in tech jobs. After all, he Read more...