March 18 order follows layoffs of more than 200 Federal Emergency Management Agency employees and a Jan. 24 order for a task force review of agency disaster response efficiency.
DC federal judge on Feb. 3 extended her block of the Trump funding freeze on grants and loans, but industry groups still are unclear on where their project money is.
Directive targeting growing energy market with curbs on federal site leasing and permits could face lawsuit blowback over unclear and conflicting provisions the administration may be unable to defend.