True, but it's a revolving door between govt and the "private" sector. They're smart enough to realize over a long period, the average dough will be awesome.
Ann Elise Sauer hit the jackpot.
1979-1993 Senate Armed Services Committee professional staffer
1994-2004 John McCain’s legislative director
2000-2011 Lockheed Martin VP
2011-2012 Ann Elise Sauer LLC (lobbying firm)
2012-present Senate Armed Services Committee Republican staff director
http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=77100