Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2025, and December 26, 2025
Federal Departments and Agencies Ordered Closed on December 24 and 26
What it does
Agencies must close and excuse employees on December 24 and 26, 2025, unless leaders keep offices open for national security or public need.
Real-world impact
- Federal employees excused from duty on Dec 24 and Dec 26.
- Some offices may stay open for national security or public needs.
- Pay and leave treated under existing federal statutes for those days.
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Summary
This order closes all executive departments and agencies and excuses their employees from duty on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and Friday, December 26, 2025.
Agency leaders may keep specific offices open or require certain employees to work those days for national security, defense, or other public needs, and the Office of Personnel Management will carry out the order.
The order also makes those days subject to existing federal pay and leave laws.
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