The audits on suspected MLOA "abuse" could easily be conducted without any public announcement. This is mostly propaganda designed to reduce the total amount of MLOA as a remedy for a short term, company induced staffing problem. The secondary purpose is to serve notice to the one or two pilots taking MLOA on day 3 of a 5 day RES block in an international category that the company is watching. It is within the Delta's rights as an employer to ask the unit commander if the duty could be rescheduled to a day that is less detrimental to Delta operations. This propaganda campaign saves Delta that administrative overhead.