Government operations and workforce

Executive Order 13682: Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Friday, December 26, 2014

President: Barack Obama

Closed most executive departments and agencies on Friday December 26, 2014 and excused covered employees from duty.

Status: Completed/expired. Is Executive Order 13682 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13682 is completed or expired. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13682 do?

EO 13682 closed most federal executive departments and agencies on Friday December 26, 2014 and excused their employees from duty for that day. Agency heads could keep offices open and require work for national security, defense or other public need. OPM issued instructions on pay and leave. The order applied only to that date and did not create a recurring holiday.

Administration position: The order was a one-day administrative closure, not a permanent federal holiday or a rule that binds future presidents.
SignedDecember 5, 2014
Closure dateDecember 26, 2014
CoverageExecutive departments and agencies with exceptions

Before and after

Before the order

Friday December 26 was an ordinary scheduled workday for most federal employees.

After the order

Most covered offices closed for the day while essential functions continued.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Agency headsExcuse covered employees from dutyCompleted
Essential personnelWork where public need requiredCompleted
Payroll officesApply the order’s pay and leave rulesCompleted

What happened next

EO 13682 ordered the one-day closure.

OPM issued implementing pay-and-leave guidance.

The closure took effect.