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Executive Order 13482
Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Friday, December 26, 2008
Signed by George Walker Bush on December 12, 2008.
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author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 13482: Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Friday, December 26, 2008}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13482}},
note = {Reference number eo-13482; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/16/E8-30042/closing-of-executive-departments-and-agencies-of-the-federal-government-on-friday-december-26-2008; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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See
EO 11582, February 11, 1971
The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.
Federal Register table of later actionsSee: EO 11582, February 11, 1971
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