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DCHR outlines FY26 priorities: recruitment, training and DC resident hiring amid hiring freeze

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D.C. Department of Human Resources Director Charles Hall said the mayor's FY26 proposal would fund DCHR objectives including recruitment events, training and wellness programming; Councilmembers pressed for agency lists of trainings, hiring‑event outcomes and agency‑specific DC resident counts.

Charles Hall Jr., director of the D.C. Department of Human Resources, told the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor that Mayor Bowser’s proposed FY26 budget includes $20,876,005 for DCHR and funds continued recruitment, training and employee wellness programming.

Hall highlighted FY25 achievements — retirement readiness sessions, biometric wellness screenings, a “Spring Into Motion” wellness challenge and expanded training offerings (project management, PeopleSoft and budgeting). He said DCHR held hiring events that attracted hundreds of attendees and resulted in 91…

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