SUSPENDING SECURITY CLEARANCES TO PROTECT THE NATIONAL INTEREST: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to suspend security clearances held by individuals at Susman Godfrey LLP (Susman) pending a review of whether such clearances are consistent with the national interest. Security clearances held by Susman employees will be immediately suspended, pending a review
U.S. stock indexes surged on Wednesday afternoon following an announcement from President Donald Trump that he’ll pause reciprocal tariffs for most countries except for China. The S&P 500 soared 9.5 percent on Wednesday. The index is still lower than it was when Trump announced his sweeping set of tariffs last week. The Dow Jones Industrial
U.S. stock indexes surged on Wednesday afternoon following an announcement from President Donald Trump that he’ll pause reciprocal tariffs for most countries except for China. The S&P 500 soared 9.5 percent on Wednesday. The index is still lower than it was when Trump announced his sweeping set of tariffs last week. The Dow Jones Industrial
ENSURING A RAPID AND TRANSPARENT FOREIGN DEFENSE SALES SYSTEM: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to improve speed and accountability in the defense sales system. This Order: Improves accountability and transparency throughout the foreign defense sales system to ensure predictable and reliable delivery of American products to foreign partners and allies in
OVERHAULING THE ACQUISITION SYSTEM: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order modernizing defense acquisitions and spurring innovation in the defense industrial base. The Order directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to reform our acquisition process by: (1) using existing authorities to expedite acquisitions, such as a first preference for commercial
Biden appointees Gwynne Wilcox of National Labor Relations Board and Cathy Harris of Merit Systems Protection Board were fired soon after Trump took office. The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9 temporarily paused two lower court rulings that blocked the president from firing members of independent labor boards. Chief Justice John Roberts, acting on behalf
REVITALIZING U.S. MARITIME POWER: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a historic Executive Order to restore American maritime dominance. The Order directs the creation of a Maritime Action Plan (MAP) to revitalize U.S. maritime industries. The MAP will provide a strategy with specific actions to restore and create sustained resiliency for the American maritime industry.