Once again, an example of something that should not happen. From the office of Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), Chair of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee and steward of the public weal:

"FYI - Today Chairman Waxman wrote to State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard regarding reports that senior staff attempted to coerce employees not to cooperate with the Committee’s inquiry and threatened their jobs and careers. The text of the letter follows: 

Dear Mr. Krongard:

I am writing to you about an exceptionally serious matter:  reports that your senior staff has threatened officials that you could ...   more »