importantSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-10-21T13:34:17+05:30

U.S. Federal Agencies Ordered to Remove DeepSeek Products and Halt New Acquisitions

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has mandated federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and services from their IT systems, including third-party offerings using DeepSeek implementations. The order also prohibits new purchases from DeepSeek or its affiliates, citing potential security risks.

U.S. federal civilian agencies must remove DeepSeek products from their information technology systems, along with any third-party products or services "developed using DeepSeek implementations," under a Department of Homeland Security order.

They may also no longer buy information technology products or services from the Chinese AI developer or its affiliates

Homeland Security Secretary

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