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.
National Transportation Safety Board also recommends vulnerability assessments for 68 U.S. bridges one year after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed following a ship strike to one of its piers.
UPDATE: On April 8. the Trump White House moved to follow China's coal power push, issuing four presidential orders to boost federal support of the sector and remove market barriers.