First off, I was never an employee or subcontractor to TAF or any of the govt entities related to the appraisal business.
Secondly and as I said, I am no longer an instructor. I have no relationship with TAF or anyone currently serving at TAF.
Thirdly, DW isn't directly involved with TAF except as an appraiser, same as you or I.
Fourthly, I wouldn't even go so far as to say we're personal friends so much as professional peers who share a common interest in appraising; that's the same relationship I have with several other regulars on this forum. You and I don't even like each other but I've still spent way more time/effort interacting with you than I have with DW over the last 20+ years. If he and I are talking about something on the phone or swapping notes on a USPAP exposure draft that interaction is about appraising. Not cooking or football or wife/kids. I know he likes to shoot and he likes to smoke cigars, but I have no idea what his favorite color is or what recipe he uses for roasting a chicken.
Fifthly, there's no external agreement that would compel or prompt people to agree with each other if they didn't actually agree. In lieu of information or any amount of logic/reasoning indicating otherwise you should proceed under the assumption that I agree with various regulars on the basis of simply agreeing with them on that issue. Same as everyone else here.