Set-Aside Alert news analysis:

Trump OKs $1.3T spending bill

Vendors prepare for epic 4th-quarter spending rush

      President Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill passed by Congress, avoiding a government shutdown and funding the government through the remainder of fiscal 2018.

      The legislation includes a 10.3% increase in new discretionary funds for fiscal 2018 alone: from $1.17 trillion in fiscal 2017 to $1.29 trillion in fiscal 2018, according to an analysis by CQ Intelligence and Castlemar Consulting.

      There is $80 billion in additional funding for the Defense Dept., and $63 billion in additional funding for civilian agencies...more....