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+title: Independence Day 2023 Office Hours
+date: July 3, 2023
+excerpt: "Cloud.gov office hours will be cancelled on July 4 2023 in observance of Independence Day."
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+Cloud.gov office hours will be cancelled on July 4 2023 in observance of Independence Day. If you have questions for the platform team, please email support@cloud.gov or join us when office hours returns next week.
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+For the full list of federal holidays, see [Office of Personnel Management: Federal Holidays](https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/#url=2023).