US court blocks Trump administration plan to cut FEMA workforce
A US federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration acted unlawfully in ordering personnel changes that would have cut and constrained the workforce of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The decision was issued on Friday by US District Judge Susan Illston in California. It centres on temporary FEMA reservists whose contracts are used to support disaster response after hurricanes, wildfires, floods and other emergencies.Judge Illston said the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, exceeded its authority when it moved to restrict the agency's ability to manage its own workforce. Labor groups representing federal workers brought the case after... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Sep 2026 21:29 LONDON
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