Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2025, and December 26, 2025

The order directs all executive departments and agencies to close on Wednesday, December 24, and Friday, December 26, 2025, with employees excused from duty on both days. Agency heads may require specific offices or employees to report on those dates for reasons of national security, defense, or other public need. The Office of Personnel Management Director is instructed to take any actions necessary to implement the order.

Both dates are treated as falling within the scope of Executive Order 11582 and the relevant federal pay and leave statutes (5 U.S.C. 5546 and 6103(b)) for purposes of employee compensation and leave calculations. The order does not create any enforceable legal rights for employees or other parties.

Federal employees across all executive departments and agencies, who receive two additional days off surrounding Christmas. Agency heads and managers who must determine which offices or personnel are required to remain on duty for national security, defense, or other public needs.

Federal employees gain two paid holidays flanking Christmas Day, effectively creating a four-day holiday weekend. Employees required to work on those days are entitled to premium pay or leave benefits under the cited federal pay statutes.

The Office of Personnel Management Director handles implementation, including any pay and leave guidance needed. Individual agency heads retain discretion to keep specific offices or personnel on duty when national security, defense, or public need requires it. The order's effect on employee compensation is governed by existing federal pay statutes (5 U.S.C. 5546 and 6103(b)) and Executive Order 11582 — no new pay rules are created.