Addressing Risks From WilmerHale
Restricts Federal Clearances, Contracts, and Access for WilmerHale
What it does
Agencies must suspend WilmerHale employees' clearances, stop federal support, review and potentially end contracts, and limit hiring and access.
Real-world impact
- WilmerHale employees may lose security clearances and federal access.
- Federal contractors must disclose business ties with WilmerHale.
- Agencies may terminate contracts that hire WilmerHale for legal services.
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Summary
This order directs federal agencies to cut off certain benefits and review ties with the law firm WilmerHale, which the order says has used its pro bono work and other activities in ways that undermine U.S. interests and violate civil rights.
It tells agencies to suspend active security clearances for WilmerHale employees, stop providing government goods or services, require contractors to disclose business with WilmerHale, review and where lawful terminate contracts, and limit hiring and access to federal workplaces.
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