"The Trump administration will not seek the removal of Israeli tech firm NSO Group from a Commerce Department trade blacklist that has significantly dented the company’s financial fortunes, U.S. officials said this week.
Nor is the White House planning to rescind a Biden-era executive order that effectively bars the company from selling its controversial Pegasus spyware to the U.S. government, said the officials, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.
The administration’s plans are a rebuff to NSO Group, which is in Washington this week on a rehabilitation tour, in hopes of being removed from the Commerce Department’s Entity List, which bars it from receiving U.S. technology. The list is sort of a scarlet letter in the business world because of the reputational harm it confers. Since the 2021 listing, NSO Group has faced significant financial hardship.
The statements to The Washington Post come amid speculation that the Trump administration might rescind or modify the executive order. President Donald Trump has revoked dozens of President Joe Biden’s orders and has others under review."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/05/20/nso-group-pegasus-trump-eo/
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