Federal Government Closed Tuesday
The federal government is going to be closed on Tuesday inside Washington area as a result of the snow storm bothering the state. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Washington, D.C., beginning at noon/1700 GMT on Tuesday and continuous into Wednesday, with projected snow totals of 10 to 20 inches.
GOVERNMENT and MILITARY Closings:
- Calvert County Government, Prince Frederick - Closed - Essential personnel report to operate. (Tuesday)
- Central Records Complex, Winchester - 2nd and 3rd shifts closed today (Monday)
- City of Alexandria , Alexandria - Closed - Essential Personnel Report (Tuesday)
- City of Bowie Government- Closed - liberal leave in effect (Tuesday)
- City of Fairfax , Fairfax - No trash or recycling pickup (Tuesday)
- City of Gaithersburg Government, Gaithersburg - Liberal leave - all activities canceled. (Tuesday)
- City of Manassas Park, Manassas - Liberal leave - City offices open at 10am (Tuesday)
- DC Public Library, Washington - Closing early at 6 p.m. (Monday)
- District Court of Charles County, Charles County - Closed (Tuesday)
- Fairfax City General District Court- Closed (Tuesday)
- Fairfax County Circuit Court, Fairfax - Closed (Tuesday)
- Fairfax County General District Court- Closed (Tuesday)
- Fairfax County Government, Fairfax - Unscheduled leave (Tuesday)
- Fairfax County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court, Fairfax - Closed (Tuesday)
- Falls Church City Government- Opening at 10 a.m. - Liberal leave for employees (Tuesday)
- Fauquier County Government, Fauquier - Closed - courts are open by the due date. (Tuesday)
- Federal Government, Washington - Closed (Tuesday)
- Jefferson County Public Schools, WV- Closed (Tuesday, Wednesday)
- Montgomery County District Court- Closed (Tuesday)
- OmniLink Bus Service, Prince William County - No service today (Monday)
- Prince George’s County Memorial Library System- Closed (Monday, Tuesday)
- Prince William County Government- Unscheduled leave (Tuesday)
- Quantico Marine Base, Quantico - Opening at 9am - Code Blue, unscheduled leave, DOD schools clo (Tuesday)
- US Court of Appeals DC Circuit, Washington - Closed (Tuesday)
Federal Government Closed Today
The federal government closed today because of the weekend blizzard, but the snow won’t stop the Washington Redskins from battling the New York Giants at FedEx Field on Monday night.
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail … shall stop Monday Night Football.
The federal government? That’s another story.
The Washington Redskins will battle the New York Giants at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., Monday night as scheduled, despite a weekend snowstorm – already dubbed the blizzard of ’09 – that dumped up to two feet of snow on parts of the capital region.
With the coveted berth on primetime national television in the balance, Redskins groundsmen removed 25 million pounds of snow from their home field and stadium seating to ensure that the show will go on.
Apparently not so urgent, on the other hand, was the need to keep the federal government operating. The Washington region’s 320,000 federal employees (excluding the Postal Service) got a snow day Monday. And with most of the region’s public school systems closed as well, Monday promised to be a day when federal workers – and a good number of private-sector employees as well – would trade the office for makeshift sled runs at neighborhood parks.
