- Federal employee RIFs can still happen in a government shutdown, OPM says Federal News Network
- US set for largest mass resignation in history as Trump continues deep cuts The Guardian
- Federal workers unions call on Schumer, Jeffries to hold the line even if it means a shutdown Politico
- USDA eyes more layoffs if government shuts down E&E News by POLITICO
- Does Congress get paid during a government shutdown? CBS News