U.S. Orders Removal of DeepSeek AI from All Federal Civilian Agencies

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered all federal civilian agencies to immediately remove DeepSeek products and services from their IT systems, citing national security and data protection concerns over the Chinese artificial intelligence company. The directive, issued in secret on June 26 by DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018, was disclosed publicly on October 20 via Federal Register notice.