FY2027 is running on a continuing resolution (P.L. 119-103) that expires December 11. Ahead of the November 3 midterms, the administration is pushing AI and science (Genesis Mission), housing and cost-of-living relief, energy, and tariff-based trade policy through executive orders.
What a Korean company can do now
Government · leader
President Donald Trump (head of state and government)
Key national agenda
- AI/superintelligence leadership and science innovation (Genesis Mission)
- Lowering housing, fuel and other living costs
- Manufacturing reshoring and trade realignment via Section 232/301 tariffs
- Digital consolidation of government services (America.gov)
- Implementing the 2026 Russia and Iran sanctions act
Government programmes
FY2027 continuing resolution (P.L. 119-103)
Signed September 2026; funds the government through December 11. Full-year bills still pending
Genesis Mission science initiativesUSD 6bn+ public and private
Announced October 2026; public-private investment to accelerate AI-driven research
Quantum Genesis Q competitionUSD 215m
Aims to demonstrate a fault-tolerant quantum computer
Bio Genesis virtual biology initiativeUSD 1.8bn
Joint NIH, DOE and Biohub effort
America.gov service consolidation
Executive order of 2026-09-29 creating a single access point to federal services
Housing cost executive order
Business opportunities
Section 232/301 tariff impact analysis and rules-of-origin automation for exporters
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Buyer sourcing and market research package for first-time US entrants
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AI chatbots and document automation for state and local services
The America.gov order raises pressure to digitize public services.
State and county governments; federal agencies via US prime contractors
Lab data curation and AI analysis tools
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Korean support schemes
- 2026 First Step to Exports Week (US among four focus markets) · KOTRA — From October 26, about three weeks of video meetings with US and other overseas buyers plus logistics cost support for first-time exporters.
- KOTRA Academy country market-entry course (US) · KOTRA — Year-round practical training on entering the US market plus AI digital-trade courses.
- MSS export voucher · Ministry of SMEs and Startups / KOTRA — The 2026 third round offered KRW 47bn in overseas-marketing vouchers to about 1,200 firms.
Official notices
- 2026-10-22 EO: Decreasing Housing Costs for the American People
- 2026-10-19 EO: Advancing Women's Health
- 2026-10-16 EO: Implementing the 2026 Russia and Iran sanctions act
- 2026-10-05 EO: Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel
Disaster · conflict · epidemic
Watch 2026-11-07
Tornadoes and record flooding in the Four Corners region (fourth week of Oct) · Flooding (GDACS, 6 Nov) (single source)
Continued strikes around Iran's Qeshm Island (3 and 6 Nov); Trump said a decision on further strikes would come soon (5 Nov)
Measles: 4,588 confirmed cases, 3 deaths (as of 10/22) · Locally acquired dengue in Florida: 425 cases, emergency declared (as of 10/17)
