Former US State Department Official on Advisory Board of Bitcoin Firm Ripple Labs

http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/03/19/former-us-state-department-official-on-advisory-board-of-bitcoin-firm-ripple-labs/

If I am not mistaken, this will be the second time a fed has joined ripple labs.

Why is this Bitcoin firm always choosing guys from the government to work for them.

What does that mean?