USUS orders federal agencies to remove DeepSeek, bans third-party services built on it

The Trump administration ordered federal agencies to remove AI models from Chinese company DeepSeek.

Per Yonhap, citing Bloomberg and Reuters, the Department of Homeland Security published a directive under cybersecurity law on Oct 19. Agencies must remove DeepSeek products from their IT systems, and use is banned outright. Third-party services built on DeepSeek models are also barred, as is DeepSeek from federal contracts.

DHS called DeepSeek a 'multi-vector threat,' warning that use by federal employees or contractors risks sending sensitive data to China. The Commerce Department and the Navy had already banned it on work devices.