The US DHS orders all federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek's tech from their IT systems and prohibits future procurement of its products and services (Connor Hart/Wall Street Journal)

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an order to all federal civilian agencies, mandating the removal of any DeepSeek artificial intelligence technology from their IT systems. Additionally, the DHS has prohibited the future procurement of DeepSeek's products and services by these agencies. This directive aims to address concerns related to the use of AI technology developed by DeepSeek within federal government operations.