DHS orders DeepSeek removed from US federal civilian systems and bans new purchases under FASCSA
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Secretary Markwayne Mullin) ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products, and any third-party products or services "developed using DeepSeek implementations", from their IT systems. The order is dated July 24, 2026, was issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Ac…