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title: "The US orders every civilian agency to rip out DeepSeek, even tools built on it"
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published_at: "2026-10-19T18:41:10.000Z"
category: "Regulation"
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source_urls: ["https://madrobot.blog/2026/10/19/us-bans-deepseek-federal-agencies-dhs-order-remove-third-party/","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50156189","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50154244","https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-banning-chinese-ai-deepseek-government-agency-it-systems-2026-10-19/","https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/us-orders-federal-agencies-to-remove-chinas-deepseek-ai-from-their-systems/","https://x.com/CyberScoopNews/status/2112557663032619338","https://x.com/MarketNews_Feed/status/2112538814472204351","https://x.com/ZackKorman/status/2112239605198000220"]
summary: "DHS has ordered all US federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek and third-party tools built on it, and to stop buying them."
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# The US orders every civilian agency to rip out DeepSeek, even tools built on it

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**Published:** 2026-10-19T18:41:10.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** deepseek, regulation

## Summary

DHS has ordered all US federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek and third\-party tools built on it, and to stop buying them\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://madrobot.blog/2026/10/19/us-bans-deepseek-federal-agencies-dhs-order-remove-third-party/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50156189>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50154244>)
- [Story source](<https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-banning-chinese-ai-deepseek-government-agency-it-systems-2026-10-19/>)
- [Story source](<https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/us-orders-federal-agencies-to-remove-chinas-deepseek-ai-from-their-systems/>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/CyberScoopNews/status/2112557663032619338>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/MarketNews_Feed/status/2112538814472204351>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/ZackKorman/status/2112239605198000220>)