Many of the leaders of the Department of Homeland Security have resigned their posts and walked away recently. A number of them have banded together to form a security consulting firm- Good Harbour Consulting, LLC.

The executive founders are Richard Clarke (ex-chairman of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Board), John Tritak (former director of the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office) and Roger Cressey (Clarke's chief of staff on the PCIPB).

Here is an eWeek article on the subject: Cyber-Security Heavyweights to Sell Their Expertise

Is it just me, or does this seem like some HUGE conflict of interest? I guess that its the way things go- many congressman, senators and presidents end up "consulting" once they leave office (or they write a book and do a speaking tour).

It seems to me these guys had positions of power from which to set the direction of information security. Now they (or at least Clarke) are in the press constantly with their "the sky is falling" mantra and it turns out that he's just trying to drum up business for his new firm.

Its such a good ol' boy network that they'll probably end up turning around and consulting back to the DHS on a no-bid contract for 50 times what they were being paid when they worked there in the first place.

Maybe I'm just too jaded, but it just doesn't smell right.