District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered a hiring freeze and directed her team to plan for employee furloughs and facility closures as the city grapples with a congressionally mandated $1 billion budget cut in the middle of its fiscal year.

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered a hiring freeze and directed her team to plan for employee furloughs and facility closures as the city grapples with a congressionally mandated $1 billion budget cut in the middle of its fiscal year.