Until January 15 2025, while employed by HHS, John Doe worked on a contract with Company A. John was separated from HHS on July 14, 2025, and on August 10, was hired by Company A (let's assume for this example that all actions related to this hiring happened after July 14, so that there were no concerns about the "seeking and negotiating employment" restrictions)…

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 …