TikTok Archives

TikTok icon on a smartphone screen. (Image credit: Wikimedia Commons / Solen Feyissa).

TikTok ban on federal devices formalized with update to Federal Acquisition Regulation

The new rule follows a White House memo in February that gave government IT leaders 30 days to identify the presence of the app on agency devices.

Jun 2, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

What the White House TikTok memo means for US government IT departments

Technology officials speaking with FedScoop have queried how federal agencies will demonstrate compliance with the order, what it means for Bring Your Own Device policies and the…

Mar 1, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones Nihal Krishan

White House, December 2018 — The White House on Dec. 1, 2018, with the flag at half staff in honor of the late President George H.W. Bush. (White House / Flickr)

OMB and agencies to enforce executive order undoing TikTok ban

Agencies must abolish the entities created by the Trump administration's three prior related orders.

Jun 9, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

USCIS automating pre-processing of immigration cases

New tools will dissect supporting evidence, making it easier for adjudicators to make decisions to award people benefits like green cards.

Apr 15, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

TikTok could soon be banned from federal devices

The passage of the bill follows in the footsteps of actions several federal agencies have already taken to ban TikTok from use on government devices, including the…

Aug 6, 2020 By Billy Mitchell