Federal employees have had a pay freeze for the past several years and the national stress levels have been high, including ObamaCare.
Giving federal employees 2 extra holidays on December 26 & 31, 2013 would be a good gesture to improve morale of the federal workforce.
This is also consistent with past practice. President Obama provided a day off on Christamss Eve, Monday, December 24, 2012, and a half-day off on Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2009. President George W. Bush provided a half-day holiday on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2002, as well as several full days off the day before or after Christmas: Tuesday, December 24, 2001, Thursday, December 26, 2003, Tuesday, December 24, 2007, and Thursday, December 26, 2008.
We urge President Obama to issue an executive order on this issue.