The government hired us to write the RFP to purchase our software. Apparently this is common practice. Ironically, they ended up selecting a different vendor in the end.

Presumably, he was chosen to write the government regulations for cloud computing because he knew a lot about cloud computing.

Would like that anyone that ever worked for the government forever be banned to work in their domain of expertise for a private company?

As long as he has no interactions with his former colleagues, I don't see the issue. You want to make sure your company is following all the rules: who can tell you that better than the person drafting those rules?

I'm still in favor of the revolving door surtax.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/01/28/revolving-...