The post employment restrictions in 18 USC 207 are not only limited to matters in which a former federal employee personally participated in. 207(a)(2) restricts a former federal employee from making representational communications or appearances before the federal government on any specific party matters that were pending under your official responsibility during the last year …

If you have been separated from the federal government due to a RIF, it's not all bad news! The good news is that as you are no longer a federal employee, you can now become a ..