U.S. tech companies are likely to see some technology aid shunted their way including $650 million which has been sent to salvage the government's troubled effort to ease the transition to digital-television broadcasts.

More than $20 billion has been allocated by US politicians for IT spending in the health information technology. President-elect Barack Obama has said he wanted to include long-term investment in health IT as part of the stimulus package. In addition to medical systems, organizations will likely purchase new computers and additional software.

Other stimulus proposals include $2 billion for schools and government agencies to buy computer hardware and software and $6 billion to promote deployment of high-speed Internet access in unserved and underserved areas.

Either way it looks like the technology industry could clean up.