The Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products from their systems under Exclusion and Removal Order #2026-01, signed July 24, 2026 and published in the Federal Register on October 20 (document 2026-21447, docket DHS-2026-0628). The order blocks new DeepSeek procurements and requires removal of DeepSeek products plus third-party products and services developed using DeepSeek implementations. DHS cites multiple threat vectors, including the risk of sensitive data reaching China and possible malware or vulnerabilities. The order covers civilian agency systems only — not the Department of Defense, and not companies or the public.
Hook: Washington just banned DeepSeek from the federal government.
Context: The Department of Homeland Security issued an exclusion and removal order covering DeepSeek products, affiliates, and third-party tools built on DeepSeek, for federal civilian agencies.
Stakes: DHS says the models present multiple threat vectors, from data that could reach China to possible malware or flaws.
Payoff: The ban covers government systems only, not companies or the public — but it signals where US-China tech is headed, and suppliers now face hard questions.
Links:
https://www.instagram.com/p/De7ARrfgiLu/
https://www.tftc.io/deepseek-dhs-exclusion-removal-order-civilian-federal-it
https://forkast.news/dhs-ordered-every-federal-agency-to-purge-deepseek-the-exclusion-follows-the-model-into-anything-built-on-it/
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