US DHS orders federal civilian agencies to stop using DeepSeek
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The US Department of Homeland Security signed Order 2026-01 on July 24, 2026, and it became public this week, as reported on October 19. The order requires all federal civilian executive agencies to immediately stop buying and remove DeepSeek, its affiliates, and third-party products and services built on it. National security systems and isolated secure systems are exempt. The order does not name which third-party products are covered, nor how DeepSeek models running on US company servers should be handled.
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The US Department of Homeland Security ordered all federal civilian executive agencies to stop buying and remove DeepSeek, its affiliates, and third-party products and services built on it. Order 2026-01 was signed July 24, 2026 and made public this week. It does not cover national security systems or securely isolated systems, and it does not name which third-party products are affected or how DeepSeek models running on US company servers should be handled.
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