Bill McCluggage puts self into storage
Bill McCluggage on the rack
Bill McCluggage bags new position
Bill McCluggage makes case for storage
Cabinet Office lost McCLuggage
Poor man...
Bill McCluggage, the government's deputy CIO, is the latest in a series of senior civil servants who have quit their posts at the Cabinet Office in favour of a private sector job. He is leaving to take a job at storage giant EMC after having worked at the department since September 2009. "I am sorry to leave the Cabinet …
I haven't checked, but I am sure Mr McCluggage has never recommended EMC products to government, otherwise this job might be seen as a reward of some type. And I am sure it is not part of his new role to lobby or influence his old goverment colleagues, because it if were, that would be a clear example of a coorporation buying government influence, and "wholly innapproopriate" would then be the kindest description.
Ditto John Suffolk in his new role at Huawei. I haven't checked, but he probably speaks fluent Chinese, has an Engineering degree plus 30 years of top-notch security experience. Otherwise why would they hire him ?
In all of these appointments - there is a real issue with both this and politicians moving into the private sector from the public and vice-versa.
It's been demonstrated all too often that the individuals involved err in their own favour when deciding on the ethics of these situations.