DHS orders civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek from IT systems
Original title: US Government Bans DeepSeek AI From Federal Civilian Agency IT Systems
The October 20 notice also blocks future buys and third-party products built on DeepSeek, but not private use.
The Department of Homeland Security told federal civilian agencies to stop buying DeepSeek products and services and to remove those already installed. The Federal Register notice names Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd. and covers affiliates and third-party implementations. DHS acted under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act after a Federal Acquisition Security Council recommendation. It warns of threat vectors that could send data to China; that is a risk assessment, not confirmed theft in every deployment.
Unconfirmed: Warnings that DeepSeek use could transfer data to China are DHS’s risk assessment, not confirmed theft.
- The notice is set for the Federal Register on October 20, 2026.
- Cited authority is 41 U.S.C. 1321–1328 and 41 CFR 201-1.
- Affiliation is determined under 48 CFR 2.101.
- A third-party interface does not exempt a covered DeepSeek implementation.
- Private individuals are not generally prohibited from using DeepSeek.
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The U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has instructed federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek artificial intelligence products from their information technology systems and to stop acquiring relevant products and services.
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