US Homeland Security Orders Federal Civilian Agencies to Stop Using and Remove DeepSeek AI Products

The US Department of Homeland Security issued an order on Monday directing federal civilian agencies to stop using technology products from Chinese AI lab DeepSeek and to remove any existing implementations. The order, posted for public inspection in the Federal Register, covers "all DeepSeek and DeepSeek-affiliate products, and third-party products and services developed using DeepSeek implementations." The first part of the ban targets DeepSeek's own apps and API.