Federal civilian agencies must stop buying DeepSeek products and remove them from government IT systems, citing national security, according to the Department of Homeland Security, TechCrunch reported on October 20.

The directive also covers third-party products built on DeepSeek’s technology, though agencies can request exceptions.

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