The Department of Homeland Security has ordered US federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products from their information technology systems. This order also mandates the removal of any third-party products or services developed using DeepSeek implementations.
Furthermore, federal agencies are prohibited from purchasing new information technology products or services from the Chinese AI developer or its affiliates.
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Original report
U.S. Orders DeepSeek Removed From Federal Civilian Systems, Bans New Purchases
The Hacker News
Read on The Hacker News (opens in a new tab)Ref 00VVRWGY
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APA
Interestana AI Editorial. (2026, October 21). US Orders DeepSeek AI Removed From Federal Systems. Interestana. https://interestana.com/articles/us-orders-deepseek-removed-from-federal-civilian-systems-bans-new-purchases-00vvrwgy
MLA
“US Orders DeepSeek AI Removed From Federal Systems.” Interestana, 21 Oct. 2026, interestana.com/articles/us-orders-deepseek-removed-from-federal-civilian-systems-bans-new-purchases-00vvrwgy.
Chicago
Interestana AI Editorial. “US Orders DeepSeek AI Removed From Federal Systems.” Interestana, October 21, 2026. https://interestana.com/articles/us-orders-deepseek-removed-from-federal-civilian-systems-bans-new-purchases-00vvrwgy.
BibTeX
@misc{interestana_00vvrwgy,
author = {{Interestana AI Editorial}},
title = {{US Orders DeepSeek AI Removed From Federal Systems}},
howpublished = {Interestana},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
url = {https://interestana.com/articles/us-orders-deepseek-removed-from-federal-civilian-systems-bans-new-purchases-00vvrwgy},
note = {Summary of reporting by The Hacker News, https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/us-orders-deepseek-removed-from-federal.html}
}Credit the source
Original reporting: The Hacker News, “U.S. Orders DeepSeek Removed From Federal Civilian Systems, Bans New Purchases”, https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/us-orders-deepseek-removed-from-federal.html(opens in a new tab)
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