U.S. Orders DeepSeek Removed From Federal Civilian Systems, Bans New Purchases

The US Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products from their systems. This removal also extends to any third-party products or services that were developed using DeepSeek implementations. Additionally, the agencies are prohibited from making new purchases of information technology products or services from DeepSeek or its affiliates. The order was issued by the Homeland Security Secretary. Federal civilian agencies must comply with the order to ensure the security of their information technology systems. The action targets the Chinese AI developer DeepSeek.