Changing Inertia - Secretary Gates announces major budget changes

I read what Sec Def Gates did today in proposing a budget that realigns the Pentagon spending with what the new priorities facing the Armed Forces are. You'd think that might be straightforward, but he's got a hell of a fight on his hands though, vested interests from both parties who have factories and companies in their states.

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A bipartisan group of senators released a letter during Gates' announcement that urged him "not to allow deep cuts in U.S. missile defense programs that are critically important to protecting our homeland and our allies against the growing threat of ballistic missiles."

I applaud his efforts to realign his organization with the realities it faces. I hope that other

We do this on a smaller scale all the time at our startup and it's hard enough with a small group. I can't imagine how hard that fight must be for him!