Governor Jim Pillen on Wednesday signed an executive order banning the use or download of applications, software and platforms created or owned by affiliates of the Chinese Communist Party on state networks and devices. “This is about protecting Nebraska. We need to continue identifying and eliminating threats that come from the Chinese Communist Party,” Pillen says. “They don’t mean well, and we must ensure that America’s adversaries can’t hack our state’s data or critical digital infrastructure. This is important, ongoing work and commonsense governance.”
Wednesday’s action expands on Pillen’s March 2023 executive order by including new technology developed by and affiliated with the CCP. That order banned communications equipment and services produced by CCP-controlled companies that were also on the Federal Communications Commission’s Covered List.