Annual Paid Holidays

New Year's Day January 1st
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. 3rd Monday in January
Washington's Birthday 3rd Monday in February
Memorial Day Last Monday in May
Independence Day July 4th
Labor Day First Monday in September
Columbus Day Second Monday in October
Veteran's Day November 11th
Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November
Christmas Day December 25th

For specific dates please see Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) website.

"3-for-9"

In addition to 10 paid holidays each year, many employees take advantage of "3-for-9" opportunities. Several times throughout the year a holiday will occur or be observed during a week that also contains a flex Friday. Some employees take annual leave for the three remaining workdays of the week in order to have nine (9) consecutive days off. This has come to be known as "3-for-9"; meaning and individual takes only three (3) days of annual leave but actually getting nine (9) consecutive days off. This benefit can be taken with supervisor approval and if workload permits.