December 31, 1997
DAILY BRIEFING
1998 Federal Holidays Set
The Office of Personnel Management has set the federal holiday schedule for 1998. Ten days are official holidays for government employees.
Because Independence Day falls on a Saturday in 1998, federal employees will have Friday, July 3 off. In 1997, President Clinton gave the federal workforce an extra holiday on Dec. 26 because Christmas fell on a Thursday. In 1998, Christmas falls on a Friday.
Here is a 1998 calendar of federal holidays:
| New Years Day | Thursday, January 1 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday | Monday, January 19 |
| Washington's Birthday | Monday, February 16 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 25 |
| Independence Day | Friday, July 3 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 7 |
| Columbus Day | Monday, October 12 |
| Veterans Day | Wednesday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 26 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25 |
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