October 1, 1998
DAILY BRIEFING
1999 federal holidays set
The Office of Personnel Management has set the federal holiday schedule for 1999. Eleven days will be official holidays for government employees.
Because Independence Day falls on a Sunday in 1999, federal employees will have Monday, July 5 off. And since both Christmas and New Year's Day fall on Saturdays next year, federal employees will have the preceding Fridays, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, off.
Here is a 1999 calendar of federal holidays:
| New Year's Day | Friday, Jan. 1 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday | Monday, Jan. 18 |
| Washington's Birthday | Monday, Feb. 15 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 31 |
| Independence Day | Monday, July 5 |
| Labor Day | Monday, Sept. 6 |
| Columbus Day | Monday, Oct. 11 |
| Veterans Day | Thursday, Nov. 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, Nov. 25 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, Dec. 24 |
| New Year's Day (2000) | Friday, Dec. 31 |
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