Biden to close federal agencies Jan. 9 for Carter day of mourning

Image caption: President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the passing of former President Jimmy Carter at The Company House in Christiansted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands on Dec. 29, 2024. Biden ordered that federal agencies close in a day of mourning on Jan. 9. Image credit: Saul Loeb / Getty Images. Article by Eric Katz and Carten Cordell. Nextgov / FCW – January 2, 2025.

President Biden issued an executive order on Monday to close federal agencies and offices next month in recognition of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at 100 in his home in Plains, Georgia. Much like the executive order Biden signed on Dec. 19 giving federal employees a day off for Christmas Eve, the measure covers all executive departments and […]

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