Allegations made of retaliation for raising the underlying Management Issues with b. Todd jones as for that as senator grassley points of the parties agreed to mediation. That is the procedural status. Part of it was dismissed. The other powered the parties have willingly agreed to mediation. As often happens in employee matters across the government. Satisfied that the issues before the osc resolved chairman leahy determine the hearings should move forward eddie asks me to chair it. This past friday senator grassley notified the chairman he would invoke not very much used senate rule. As far as i know we havent seen witnesses to be called in hearings involving nominees that are not at the cabinet level. He decided to invoke senate rules, outside witnesses testify at todays hearing. Instead of saying no to that request the chairman agreed to that request. I personally called senator grassley sunday morning to let him know we have agreed to that request and we found our own witness. Sen