DHS orders civilian agencies to stop buying and remove DeepSeek
Original title: U.S. Government Bans DeepSeek AI and Orders Federal Agencies to Remove All Related Tools
The October 2026 supply-chain order covers affiliates and third-party products, not private DeepSeek use.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security ordered federal civilian agencies to exclude DeepSeek products from procurement and remove them from agency systems. Coverage includes Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd., affiliates, and third-party products built with DeepSeek implementations. DHS cites the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 after a Federal Acquisition Security Council recommendation. The notice does not list every covered third party or describe a breach.
Unconfirmed: The notice does not confirm an intrusion or that DeepSeek deployments leaked government data.
- The notice was filed October 19, 2026, for publication October 20.
- Businesses and individuals are not prohibited from using DeepSeek.
- Affiliates follow the definition in 48 CFR 2.101.
- Readers are directed to docket DHS-2026-0628 on Regulations.gov.
- CISA’s FASCSA Order Implementation Team is the listed contact.
- 1.Inventory agency AI tools, services, and contracts for DeepSeek implementations.
- 2.Ask vendors which models power products sold to civilian agencies.
- 3.Consult the signed order in docket DHS-2026-0628 for implementation terms.
- Countries
- United States
- AI models
- DeepSeek
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The U. S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal civilian agencies to stop buying DeepSeek products and remove related technology from their IT systems.
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