Early in the episode, Agent Parker (Gary Cole) points to a congressman's aide, one of the two people who found the body, and says "What's the story with Beltway Bob there?" Gary Cole previously played Vice President Bob Russell on The West Wing, and was often referred to on that show as Beltway Bob.
The items on the inventory list for the government bunker McGee looks up, besides cheese, are:
- "PETROLEUM/RESERVE/5,325,000,000 LITERS"
- "ORDNANCE/155mm M777/4,500 CASES" which is referring to shells for the M777 Howitzer artillery gun
- "GRENADE LAUNCHER/X-DESIGNATION/CLASSIFIED" which likely refers to a grenade launcher similar to the XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement (CDTE) System also called The Punisher which fires 25mm programable grenades
- "ORDANACE/FGM-148/7,200 UNITS" which is the FGM-148 Javelin Advanced Anti-Tank Weapon System-Medium a portable anti-tank missile launcher
- "MOBILITY/M1A2/80 UNITS" which is the latest version of the M1 Abrams battle tank.