The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it is finalizing nearly $60 million in government subsidies for BAE Systems to build chips used in jets and satellites, and for Rocket Lab to build compound semiconductors used in satellites and spacecraft.

Check out the progress of the Commerce Department's funding incentives for manufacturing chips vital to national security and space.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been fined more than $14,000 for pantomiming what the NFL deemed a "violent gesture" during a game last week against the Buffalo Bills.

The United States has massive plans in expanding commercial satellites and its F-35 program with BAE Systems and Rocket Lab.

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The Commerce Department is hurrying to finalize federal subsidies to semiconductor manufacturers to ensure domestic sources of the vital computer processors.