No doubt the US Senate will eventually pass some version of a stimulus package; and I seriously doubt what’s up for debate has anything to do with the $30.5 billion allocated to various Information Technology advancements. (That would just be stupid) Since it would put America in the forefront..

The Big Blue is already geared towards helping that money go to good use with their newest line of Super Computers and breaking the petabyte barrier.

In the next few days, the Senate is expected to pass a stimulus bill that will inject around $820 billion in government funding into national infrastructure and other job-creating programs. IBM is counting on a significant chunk of that money going towards IT-focused projects. In the House version of the bill, $20 billion has been allocated for digitizing health care, around $6 billion for increasing broadband Internet access and $4.5 billion for “smart grid” systems that distribute electricity more efficiently than the current system.
Forbes 2009

I know, I for one, welcome these advancements; as (IMHO) its about damned time!

Wha’chu think?