Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 5, 2018
Headline: Orders Federal Departments and Agencies Closed on December 5, 2018
What it does: Agencies must close all federal departments and agencies on December 5, 2018, while allowing leaders to keep essential offices open for national security or other public need.
- Federal offices closed nationwide on December 5, 2018.
- Certain employees may be required to work for national security, defense, or public needs.
- Pay and leave for that day will be handled under the existing statutes referenced in the order.
Summary
This order requires all executive departments and agencies of the federal government to be closed on December 5, 2018, as a mark of respect for George Herbert Walker Bush.
Department and agency leaders may keep specific offices or parts of their organizations open and require certain employees to report for duty when needed for national security, defense, or other public needs. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management must take actions to implement the closure, and pay and leave will follow existing laws cited in the order.
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