This is no different in the cryptography community in at least one of the countries in this arrangement. With the broad exception that they usually have to be o

This is no different in the cryptography community in at least one of the countries in this arrangement. With the broad exception that they usually have to be on the payroll of the company to avoid conflicts of interest (if at a privately held company working for the government in this role). I'm not experienced with the government itself but I suspect no different.