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US orders DeepSeek removed from federal civilian IT systems
What happened
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services built on the Chinese AI model from their information technology (IT) systems. The source describes this as Washington escalating its scrutiny of Chinese AI; the order has been issued, but the source does not state an implementation timeline or confirm that removals have been completed.
Impact and signal
Medium impactImpact score: 50/100
Affected components and suppliers
DeepSeekUS DHSfederal civilian agenciesAI model banIT systems
Source and time
Source: DigiTimes Asia · 10/19/2026 · View original source
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