darin
12-15-2008, 08:05 AM
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=41619&dcn=todaysnews
President Bush on Friday ordered executive branch agencies to close on Friday, Dec. 26, giving most federal employees a four-day weekend over the Christmas holiday.
Agency heads still have the authority to order some essential employees to their posts on the day after Christmas, according to Bush's executive order.
Traditionally, presidents have granted an extra day or half-day of vacation when Christmas falls on Tuesday or Thursday. In 2007, when the holiday fell on a Tuesday, the president awarded employees with a full day off on Dec. 24.
President Bush on Friday ordered executive branch agencies to close on Friday, Dec. 26, giving most federal employees a four-day weekend over the Christmas holiday.
Agency heads still have the authority to order some essential employees to their posts on the day after Christmas, according to Bush's executive order.
Traditionally, presidents have granted an extra day or half-day of vacation when Christmas falls on Tuesday or Thursday. In 2007, when the holiday fell on a Tuesday, the president awarded employees with a full day off on Dec. 24.