Once Again, Michelle Obama Makes the Rounds

So, Michelle Obama is back making the rounds at federal agencies again after a summer hiatus. And while I suppose it does seem like a morale-boosting gesture, I'm still curious as to whether the First Lady is doing more than hosting very targeted pep rallies. Certainly, when she spoke at the Office of Personnel Management, Mrs. Obama delivered a fairly specific message about the President's interest in work-life balance programs for federal employees. But while agenda-setting in a broad way certainly makes sense, I'm more curious to see if Mrs. Obama is reporting back to the administration any of the impressions that she's getting from those visits. Is she getting any substantial time to talk to rank-and-file employees? Are there things she's looking for, leading indicators of satisfaction--or lack thereof? It seems to me this tour she's doing would be most useful if the flow of information went in both directions. And I'd be interested to know how the First Lady sees the federal workforce, even through the prism of the fairly choreographed visits she's doing.