# US Department of Homeland Security mandates removal of DeepSeek AI from all federal civilian agencies > Source: > Published: 2026-10-21 19:07:21+00:00 # US Department of Homeland Security mandates removal of DeepSeek AI from all federal civilian agencies According to TechCrunch and CIO.com, the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security ordered all federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services built using its technology, citing national security concerns. The mandate covers the complete purge of DeepSeek components from federal systems and places scrutiny on AI supply chain dependencies across government. ## Topics ## Sources - Press[Read article](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/us-orders-federal-agencies-to-remove-chinas-deepseek-ai-from-their-systems/) - Press[Read article](https://www.cio.com/article/4238132/us-bans-deepseek-across-federal-agencies-putting-ai-supply-chains-under-scrutiny.html) ## Go deeper This intelligence is sourced automatically from public sources across the web and synthesised by the Prefactor AI pipeline. Stories are reviewed before publication.