The White House is ordering agencies to place its new app on all employees’ government phones

Photo: F-35 fighter jets fly over the North Side of the White House during the Official Saudi Arabia Visit, Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Andrea Hanks via Flickr. US government work. Article by Natalie Alms and Eric Katz. Government Executive – May 22, 2026.

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. The Trump administration launched the app, which promises to “[keep] you connected to President Donald J. Trump and his administration like never before,” in March. 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. […]

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