Just concerned that the federal government made a mistake by paying out the settlement in the manner that they did.

I would have negotiated a confidential agreement, where he will get put through medical school, and hired to a cushy job for a guaranteed 20 year contract of $300K per year - which is still less than $6 million over 20 years - especially after income tax (lol).

In return he drops the lawsuit and agrees to an NDA. 

No apology, it just disappears.