The usual form of quid-pro-quo between government agents and private contractors is the implied offer of a cushy "consulting" job with the company once they ret

The usual form of quid-pro-quo between government agents and private contractors is the implied offer of a cushy "consulting" job with the company once they retire from public service. This happens with regularity and it's not clear that anyone ever gets penalized, except the taxpayers being fleeced.