Gov. Kristi Noem signed banned state agencies from issuing contracts to businesses linked to several countries, including China and Russia.

Maryland banned TikTok from government devices. State CISO Chip Stewart also blocked other Chinese tech companies, including Huawei and ZTE.

A Georgetown University think tank found many state and local agencies have bought devices made by Chinese firms banned from federal sales.

Following federal crackdowns on the Russian and Chinese firms over national security concerns, Vermont CIO John Quinn gives his state's agencies 90 days to remove those companies'…