The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is barring civilian federal agencies from procuring information technology products and services from Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence and its affiliates, and requiring agencies to remove existing DeepSeek deployments. CyberScoop reports that the notice, set to publish in the Federal Register, cites the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Act and a Federal Acquisition Security Council review. The underlying order was issued in June. Agencies may seek exceptions, but must apply 60 days in advance and provide a compelling justification. During removal, DHS encourages traffic monitoring, enhanced logging, and controls to detect data exfiltration. The order names DeepSeek alone. The article reports that officials cited data storage in China, collection of personal information, and potential transfer of sensitive prompts and responses as concerns. These are the stated grounds for the government action, not independently established findings of compromise.
US government bans DeepSeek from federal civilian agencies: The move marks Washington’s latest escalation yet to try and keep Chinese technology out of critical infrastructure.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is barring civilian federal agencies from procuring information technology products and services from Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence and its affiliates and requiring agencies to remove existing DeepSeek deployments. CyberScoop reports that the
What changed: Same event as Homeland Security ordered every federal civilian agency to remove DeepSeek and stop buying it, effective immediately.