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Trump executive order directs crackdown and beautification in District

Trump executive order directs crackdown and beautification in District

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 27 March 2025 directing sweeping federal coordination to “make the District of Columbia safe, beautiful, and prosperous.” The order establishes a new DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force, led by the White House Homeland Security Adviser, to coordinate enforcement, transit safety, and

DC’s use of web surveillance raises transparency concerns

DC’s use of web surveillance raises transparency concerns

As reported by the *Washington City Paper,* the District of Columbia has spent over $348,000 since 2020 on Tangles, a web-surveillance platform developed by Cobwebs Technologies, an Israeli-founded cyberintelligence firm. Licensed by the city’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA), Tangles is marketed as a tool for