Pentagon may bring back up to 400,000 furloughed civilian employees . The partisan congressional stalemate over spending for the current fiscal year shows no sign of ending anytime soon . CNN has learned a plan to do so is in the final stages of being approved . The government shutdown began on Tuesday due to a political impasse over funding . A White House official said Friday that President Barack Obama would sign an executive order allowing military personnel and their families to receive furlough pay if Congress fails to reach agreement by midnight Friday. Lawyers weigh how broadly to interpret law ensuring troops will be paid during shutdown .
Pentagon may bring back up to 400,000 furloughed civilian employees . CNN has learned a plan to do so is in the final stages of being approved . The government shutdown began on Tuesday due to a political impasse over funding . A White House official said Friday that President Barack Obama would sign an executive order allowing military personnel and their families to receive furlough pay if Congress fails to reach agreement by midnight Friday. Lawyers weigh how broadly to interpret law ensuring troops will be paid during shutdown .