02/01/2010
https://www.congress.gov...
"Secretary Gates, you suspended the Marine Corps version of the JSF, the F-35B, putting the program in a 2-year probationary period--necessary to get the program back on track."
"Secretary Gates, what changes need to be made in the way that DOD conducts background investigations for security clearances?"
"Secretary Gates, do you believe that defense intelligence organizations are adequately represented on the FBI's JTTF? If not, do you plan to increase that participation?"
"Secretary Gates, with the recent pledge for both chambers to enforce a moratorium on earmarks over the next 2 years, there is a renewed concern that Members of Congress with special interests will go ..."