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DHS requires federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and stop procurement

美国国土安全部要求联邦文职机构停用并停止采购DeepSeek产品
DHS·Published 2026-10-19·Checked by 管理员 on 2026-10-22

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is requiring all civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek products and any third-party services developed using DeepSeek implementations, and to stop procuring them. The ban covers DeepSeek and its derivative implementations, not limited to official DeepSeek products.

What it means for you

  • Companies selling to the U.S. government or federal contracting ecosystem must audit and remove components based on DeepSeek implementations or face contract compliance risk.- Third-party vendors fine-tuning or building on DeepSeek models are explicitly covered; derivative implementations cannot be used for federal work.- Firms in the China-U.S. AI supply chain must assess U.S. market access restrictions and adjust their tech stack to meet procurement requirements.
  • What to do

    EngineeringAudit products and services for DeepSeek official products or derivative implementations and compile an inventory
    LegalAssess impact on U.S. federal contracts and adjust supply arrangements if needed
    ComplianceUpdate procurement and vendor compliance policies to explicitly ban DeepSeek and derivatives
    EveryoneIf a DeepSeek-based vendor, develop alternatives and a client communication plan for U.S. business

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    2026-10-19Published

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