Some agencies take the opportunity to issue special advisories as the revelry begins.
There are ways the observant can seek time off from work to celebrate.
Despite the increases, fewer employees overall retired in 2023 than 2022, 2021 and 2020.
The Office of Personnel Management and other official government documents call it “Washington’s Birthday,” according to law.
Only about 4% of the 2.1 million-strong federal workforce took advantage of the benefit from 2020 to 2022.
Data breaches by local, state and federal agencies over the past eight years cost governments some $26 billion.
Despite ongoing reforms, some employees may still see their clearances get held up when they switch agencies.
The latest Federal Employee Viewpoints survey found 71% of workers felt positively about their agency’s DEIA work.
Employees who telework or work fully remotely are expected to continue going so and generally do not receive weather and safety leave.
Normally, there are 26 pay periods in a calendar year, though 2023 was unique and had 27.
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