classified. the office suspended the a.t.f. s ability to create certain jobs for no less than six months, saying the a.t.f. may have engaged in prohibittative personnel practices. if it s true, then it s a very significant amount of wasted tax dollars. reporter: former senate investigator, jason foster, has spent his career supporting whistleblowers. he reviewed what cbs found. it could be a waste of hundreds of millions of dollars if the same thing were happening throughout government. reporter: four federal agencies involved in joe s case declined to comment because of the ongoing investigation. an email from the office of special counsel sailed the final report is delayed citing broad implications for the a.t.f. why did you decide to speak up? because it was wrong. reporter: catherine herridge, cbs news, washington. o donnell: and is there is still much more news ahead on tonight s cbs evening news, including a strike at factories that make some of america s favorite