"President Donald Trump in an executive order on Thursday gave the federal workforce a holiday on Dec. 24 and 26. Because Christmas falls on a Thursday this year, this provides government workers with a five-day weekend. According to the directive, agency heads can require certain offices to remain open on either day due to national security, defense or other public need. Civil servants some years get an extra day off on Christmas Eve, which is not a federal holiday."
"In 2019, he unexpectedly gave feds Dec. 24 off, even though Christmas was on a Wednesday. And in 2020, when Christmas Eve fell on a Thursday, he gave them the full day off, even though other recent presidents have only granted half days when Christmas fell on the last day of the work week. By also giving feds the day after Christmas off, Trump is in alignment with former President Barack Obama,"
President Donald Trump issued an executive order giving the federal workforce holidays on Dec. 24 and 26. Because Christmas falls on a Thursday this year, the schedule creates a five-day weekend for government employees. Agency heads may require certain offices to remain open on either holiday for national security, defense, or other public needs. Civil servants sometimes receive Christmas Eve off in years when it produces a four-day weekend. In 2019 and 2020, Trump granted extra or full Christmas Eve closures. Granting Dec. 26 aligns with former President Barack Obama's practice in 2014, though Obama did not also give Dec. 24 that year.
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