Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on January 9, 2025

The order directs all executive departments and agencies to close on January 9, 2025, in honor of former President Jimmy Carter. Agency heads may keep specific offices, installations, or employees on duty that day if required for national security, defense, or other public need. The date is treated as a federal holiday for purposes of pay and leave under applicable statutes and prior executive orders.

The order delegates implementation to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. Standard general provisions clarify that nothing in the order alters existing agency legal authorities, OMB budget functions, or creates any enforceable private rights.

Federal civilian employees across all executive departments and agencies, who receive a paid day off on January 9, 2025, unless their agency head determines their position requires them to report for duty for national security, defense, or other public need.

Most federal workers receive an unscheduled paid holiday on January 9, 2025. Members of the public who rely on federal offices — for passport services, benefits processing, or other in-person government services — will find those offices closed that day.

The Office of Personnel Management is tasked with implementing the order, including issuing guidance to agencies on pay and leave treatment. Agency heads retain discretion to keep essential personnel on duty for national security, defense, or public need. The day is folded into the existing federal holiday pay and leave framework under Executive Order 11582 and 5 U.S.C. §§ 5546 and 6103(b).