The new memorandum, just two sentences long, will allow agencies to continue their normal operations after uncertainty over the impact of the initial directive caused widespread chaos across government. It followed a temporary injunction by a federal judge that prevented the original Office of Management and Budget memo from taking effect.

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

The Trump administration has rescinded his previous order to freeze trillions of dollars of grants and loans. The White House Office of Management and Budget retracted its order from Monday in a memo sent out Wednesday, according to documents obtained by NBC News.

The Trump administration ordered a temporary pause on federal grants, loans and financial assistance. What we know so far about the order.

The email is the most sweeping effort yet by the new Trump administration to shrink the ranks of government employees.

The Trump administration said Tuesday it is offering incentives for nearly all civilian federal workers to resign and warned of plans to shrink the size of the government. The "deferred resignation program" would allow federal employees to remain on the payroll through Sept.

On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced it would give resignation offers to all federal employees who choose to leave their jobs by Feb. 6.