The freeze, which the president initially ordered on Jan. 20, prevents the hiring of civilian employees at federal agencies for either vacancies or new positions. The initial executive order was ...

AP The president implemented the hiring freeze on Jan. 20, the first day of his second term, as part of an effort to trim the size of government and get federal agencies to implement a “merit ...

The move to reshape the hiring process for the agency's disaster relief foot soldiers also comes just months before the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from June 1 to November 30.

As Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vows to “eliminate FEMA,” the agency is in turmoil, with disaster assistance, grant money, and hiring largely stalled, threatening its ability to ...