White House ordering agencies to place its new app on all employees' govt phones
Key takeaways
- The app includes official statements and policy announcements from the administration, as well as a feed of social media posts from White House accounts and the president.
- The Trump administration launched the app, which promises to “[keep] you connected to President Donald J.
- The push to install the app on the devices of millions of government employees drew surprise from current and former federal officials, who called the move highly unusual and even dangerous.
The app includes official statements and policy announcements from the administration, as well as a feed of social media posts from White House accounts and the president. Getty Images
Sponsor Content Insights & Reports 5G Powers Mission-Ready Connectivity: Powering secure, real-time coordination for federal agencies Presented By T-Mobile Download Now It’s not the injury, it’s the illness Presented By GEBA Download Now Management The White House is ordering agencies to place its new app on all employees’ government phones The newly created, often overtly political app places the Trump administration into unprecedented and “dangerous” territory, IT experts say. Natalie Alms and Eric Katz
The White House recently unveiled a new app to give the public “unfiltered” access to “key priorities,” “historic moments” and “policy breakthroughs.” Now, it’s directing agencies to help install it on the government phones of federal employees.