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In Surprise Move, Trump Gives Federal Employees Christmas Eve Off - December 18, 2019
By Katherine Mcintire Peters Government Executive

In a surprise move, President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive granting most federal employees an extra day off on Christmas Eve:

“All executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, the day before Christmas Day.”

It was a gift few expected. Presidents do not typically grant extra vacation time when Christmas falls on a Wednesday.

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