Policy Watch|United States
DHS orders DeepSeek removed from federal civilian IT and barred from agency procurement
Published in the Federal Register on 20 October, FASCSA Exclusion and Removal Order 2026-01, signed by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and first issued 24 July, bars products and services of Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co. and its affiliates from civilian agency procurement. Agencies must also remove DeepSeek products, and third-party products built on DeepSeek, from their IT. National security systems are outside its scope.
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