I include in the Record a letter titled ``Support the Paycheck Fairness Act'' written by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, April 14, 2021. Support the Paycheck…

For a quarter of a century, Chairwoman DeLauro has been trying to get this bill passed. She is sick and tired, I am sick and tired, and American women are sick and tired of being treated like second-class citizens. Imagine if the women…

Have you implemented the GAO recommendations from 2019 to better protect the identity of whistleblowers? If not, when will you implement these recommendations, and why has implementation been delayed?

I guess we missed that.

Since 2012, of more than 8,000 reprisal complaints made to the DOD or Service IGs, only 273 were substantiated. Why are so few reprisal allegations substantiated?

How many contacts do you receive per year?

As Congresswoman Speier mentioned, in most cases, DOD IG hands retaliation allegations over to local or command IGs who have the least amount of independence and experience in handling what are often highly complex investigations.

To call the component IGs in particular IGs is a misnomer...

How do you decide whether to make the results of an investigation public and what format do you use (i.e. website, news release)?

I think it sends the signal that retaliation is tolerated and is an inconvenience at most.

What kind of training does your Service provide Commanders about their relationship with their respective IG?

Thank you, Inspector General. Thank you all for your presentations.