# Homeland Security bans DeepSeek across US federal agencies

> The Department of Homeland Security has ordered all federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek AI products, citing risks of data transfer to China.
- Title: Homeland Security bans DeepSeek across US federal agencies
- Summary: The Department of Homeland Security has ordered all federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek AI products, citing risks of data transfer to China. The…
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- Source: Engadget — https://engadget.com/2290535/homeland-security-bans-deepseek-use-in-federal-civilian-agencies
- Author: Jackson Chen
- Published: 2026-10-19T16:59:28+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: department of homeland security, deepseek, federal agencies, ai security, china, data protection, technology
## DHS bans DeepSeek across federal agencies
The Department of Homeland Security issued a sweeping restriction removing DeepSeek use across all federal civilian agencies and their IT systems. The order affects agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and Federal Communications Commission.
## DHS cites data transfer and security risks
In a notice published with the Federal Register, DHS characterized the risks of DeepSeek use as potentially resulting in the transfer of sensitive data of US government employees and vendors to the Chinese government.

> transfer of sensitive data
## DeepSeek barred from federal contracts
The notice disallows DeepSeek from participating in any federal government contracts. The order comes after DeepSeek released its latest model, V4.1-Flash-1017, which the company called smarter, faster, and more efficient.
## Key takeaway

The Department of Homeland Security banned DeepSeek use across all federal civilian agencies, saying the Chinese AI company risks transferring sensitive US government data to China.