Tuesday, October 20, 2026

US orders federal agencies to remove China’s DeepSeek AI from their systems

Does the US have any other choice in this case? Are there other, better  solutions?

"The U.S. has ordered federal civilian agencies to stop purchasing services and products developed by Chinese AI startup DeepSeek and remove them from government IT systems over national security concerns tied to the Chinese AI startup’s operations in China, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The order goes beyond banning DeepSeek’s own product, but also covers third-party products and services built using DeepSeek technology, though agencies can request exceptions. ..."

Order summary:
"SUMMARY:

The Department of Homeland Security is publishing notice of the Secretary of Homeland Security's issuance of an order
(1) excluding information technology products and services developed by Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd (DeepSeek), to include affiliated entities as defined in applicable regulations, from federal civilian agency procurements; and,
(2) removing all DeepSeek and DeepSeek-affiliate products, and third-party products and services developed using DeepSeek implementations, from civilian agency information technology."

US orders federal agencies to remove China’s DeepSeek AI from their systems | TechCrunch





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