DeepSeek: Washington Orders Its Removal From Federal Civilian Agencies

The US Department of Homeland Security demands the removal of DeepSeek from the computer systems of federal civil agencies. Beijing denounces a discriminatory decision and threatens to retaliate. At the same time, Washington sanctions five Chinese entities accused of stealing secrets related to artificial intelligence (AI). Distrust towards Chinese models is not new, DeepSeek and Kimi having already been accused of redirecting requests to Claude without their users’ knowledge . This time, the US administration relies on the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 to exclude DeepSeek from the federal supply chain. Signed by Markwayne Mullin, the order targets civil agencies but excludes systems related to national security and intelligence. Specifically, administrations must stop purchasing products from DeepSeek and its affiliates.

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