DHS Directs Federal Agencies to Remove Chinese AI Application DeepSeek

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has mandated the removal of the Chinese AI application DeepSeek from all federal civilian agency IT systems. Agencies are also barred from using third-party products developed with DeepSeek or purchasing from its developer. DHS cited "multiple threat vectors," including potential sensitive data transfer to China and security vulnerabilities, as reasons for the directive.