Department of Homeland Security Bans DeepSeek Across Federal Civilian Agencies
· Technology · Engadget, Times of India
The US Department of Homeland Security has issued an order banning the use of DeepSeek across all federal civilian agencies and their IT systems. In a notice published in the Federal Register, the agency cited risks that sensitive data belonging to government employees and vendors could be transferred to the Chinese government. The directive also bars DeepSeek from participating in any federal government contracts and mandates the removal of existing products. The restriction follows DeepSeek's recent release of its V4.1-Flash-1017 AI model, which the company promoted as faster and more efficient. The report does not specify a timeline for complete compliance across all affected agencies.
Why it matters
Federal civilian agencies and their technology vendors must immediately audit their IT systems to remove DeepSeek products and ensure compliance with US government procurement rules.
Read the original report — Engadget
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