Employees of the law firm Susman Godfrey LLP (Susman) will have any active security clearances suspended. Also, all government contractors are required, to the extent permitted by law, to disclose any business they do with Susman and whether that business is related to the subject of the government contract. Within 30 days of the date of the order, all agencies shall submit to the Director of OMB an assessment of contracts with Susman or with entities that do business with Susman (effective as of the date of the order) and any actions taken with respect to those contracts in accordance with the order.
Additionally, the heads of all agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law:
- Take appropriate steps to terminate any contract for which Susman has been hired to perform any service.
- Provide guidance limiting official access to Federal Government buildings to employees of Susman when such access would threaten the national security of or otherwise be inconsistent with the interests of the United States.
- Provide guidance limiting Government employees acting in their official capacity from engaging with Susman employees.
- Refrain from hiring employees of Susman
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