US orders civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek from systems
Original title: US orders federal agencies to remove China’s DeepSeek AI from their systems
The DHS order also covers third-party products built with DeepSeek technology, with exceptions available on request.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, the United States ordered federal civilian agencies to stop buying DeepSeek products and services and to remove them from government IT systems over national security concerns tied to the Chinese startup's operations in China. The order also covers third-party products built using DeepSeek technology, though agencies can request exceptions. DHS warned that sensitive US government user data could be accessible to Chinese authorities under Chinese law. A December 2025 law already limited DeepSeek in intelligence national security systems; this order extends restrictions to civilian agencies. China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Beijing opposes politicizing technology and trade.
Unconfirmed: China's reported consideration of export limits on 23 AI technologies comes from Bloomberg and is not confirmed in the order.
- Agencies must stop new purchases and remove DeepSeek from existing civilian IT systems.
- Exceptions can be requested.
- A December 2025 law already targeted DeepSeek in intelligence national security systems.
- OpenAI told US lawmakers it observed suspected DeepSeek distillation attempts; Anthropic reported unauthorized collection of Claude outputs.
- Bloomberg reported China is considering export limits on 23 AI-related technologies.
- 1.Federal civilian agencies are ordered to stop buying DeepSeek products and remove them from IT systems.
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The US has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services built using its technology, citing national security concerns.
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