Addressing Risks From Paul Weiss
Headline: Federal Agencies Ordered to Suspend Support for Paul Weiss
What it does: Agencies must suspend Paul Weiss employees' security clearances, stop federal benefits and contracts with Paul Weiss, limit access and hiring, and report contract assessments to the Office of Management and Budget.
- Suspended security clearances for Paul Weiss staff pending national-interest review.
- Agencies will stop providing government facilities, services, and sensitive access to Paul Weiss.
- Federal contractors must disclose ties to Paul Weiss; related contracts may be ended.
Summary
This order directs federal agencies to stop giving government support, access, and contracts to the law firm Paul Weiss and to review and end such contracts where allowed.
It requires suspension of active security clearances for Paul Weiss employees and Mark Pomerantz during a national-interest review, limits firm employees' access to federal buildings, and restricts hiring of those employees without a waiver.
Agencies must identify government goods and services provided to the firm and report contract assessments to the Office of Management and Budget within 30 days.
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