IRS not fully complying with TikTok ban

The IRS is not in full compliance with the federal government’s guidance for removal of TikTok from devices, according to a new report, but mainly because it hasn’t been inserting the requirement in all its contracts and contract actions such as solicitations and modifications. The report, released Friday by TIGTA, found that IRS contracting officers did not put the required Federal Acquisition Regulation clause from the Office of Management and Budget in all required contract actions. Congress passed the No TikTok on Government Devices Act in 2023 as part of a larger appropriations package, requiring agencies to remove the app from their devices. TIGTA made five recommendations in the report, including a stipulation that the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer should ensure that IRS contracting officers are inserting the required FAR clause into all applicable contracts and solicitations