Moore tries to understand then confront William S. Cohen, the Secretary of Defense, who is, in Moore's opinion, too sensitive to be in that position. Then, as a response to his film
The Big One, Manpower temp agency sent out a 'Michael Moore Alert' memo with explicit instructions on what to do if and when Moore shows up at a Manpower office. So he travels to various Manpower offices and grades them on how closely they comply with headquarter's memo.