. >> have you read the inspector general handbook by joseph schmitz who used to be the inspector general at the department of defense? >> i'm familiar with its existence but i have not read it. >> i -- the act of 78 is in here. and i just want to read a paragraph talking about this independence thing. complaints by employers, disclose euroof identity and reprisals. it's paragraph b -- section 7. there's a lot in here that the layman can't understand. but this seems to be something that you could give us an answer on. the inspector general shall not at the receipt of a complaint or information of an employee, i assume that's the whistleblower, disclose the identity of the employee without the consent of the employee. unless the inspector general determines such disclose eurois unavoidable in the course of the investigation. how much comfort does that give somebody who wants to complain about waste, fraud, and abuse that if the inspector general decides he or she wants to out somebody who's a whistleblower, they can? >> the subject of whistleblowers is a very important and sensitive subjec