EventPolicyOctober 20, 2026

DHS orders civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek from federal systems

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's order, dated July 24 and published in the Federal Register October 20, also bars new purchases of DeepSeek products and third-party services "developed using DeepSeek implementations." DHS cites risk of sensitive data transfer to the PRC; agencies can request written exceptions.

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