A draft White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't automatically entitled to back pay, and that Congress may have to pass a law to grant it to them.
Scott Kupor, a former a16z investor who now heads the Office of Personnel Management, says he wants to see more "connectivity between the public and private sector."
The Trump administration is signaling that a government shutdown on Wednesday could lead to more reductions in force. Democrats are calling it an intimidation tactic.