Who anounced the budget for the pentagon for 2010?
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates
What was one of the more high profile programs on it?
the F-22 Raptor.
was it going to increase the spending or cut it?
Cut it?
Did gates think their were going to be any opposition to parts of the budget?
yes
What is it that would concern the lawmakers about it?
preserving valuable defense contracts for their districts and states
What do the major changes reflect in the budget?
"scope and significance
What does the house Armed Serive chairman Ike Skelton think about it?
he acknowledged that congressmen have concerns about job losses in their home districts but said that ultimately, "the national interest overrides anything."
What does Gates think the reformed budget reflects?
lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan
What are the priorities of the budget?
a stronger institutional commitment to the military's all-volunteer force, a decision to "rebalance" defense programs to better fight current and future conflicts, and "fundamental overhauls" of the military's procurement, acquisition and contracting process.
What did Gates call on congress to do?
"rise above parochial interests and consider what is in the best interests of the nation as a whole."