Gates plans to take some of those monies and shift them to other needs — but some lawmakers and analysts say the secretary might lose a good chunk as Congress grapples with paring the federal deficit. “I don’t expect any major surprises” next week when the next budget plan is made public, said Jim Thomas of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. “I don’t think there will be more immediate program cuts,” Thomas added Sunday during “This Week in Defense News.”