# DHS Excludes DeepSeek from Federal Agencies

DHS directed civilian federal agencies to stop purchasing DeepSeek products and remove them from agency systems, extending the restriction to third-party products developed using DeepSeek implementations. The order was signed July 24, 2026, and its notice was published October 20; the article reports that the 60-day exception-request period has elapsed. Because the order’s scope is undefined, contractors supplying AI-enabled products or services to civilian agencies may need to assess whether their components are covered. The separately reported DeepSeek funding round of at least $12 billion is unconfirmed and is not a government procurement award.

- Contractors should inventory AI components and document their provenance to identify direct or third-party use of DeepSeek implementations.
- Companies with potentially affected products should assess exposure to the restriction and account for possible contract modifications; the signal identifies SAM.gov as a source for tracking such changes.
- Procurement teams should distinguish the federal purchasing restriction from the reported private funding round, which does not represent a contract opportunity.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Regulatory Compliance
**Published:** October 23, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC)
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

### Vendors
- Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence (Vendor subject to the federal procurement exclusion)

### Sources
- [US bans DeepSeek in federal agencies, $12 billion round reported](https://pasqualepillitteri.it/en/news/26701/us-bans-deepseek-federal-agencies-12-billion-round) - Pasquale Pillitteri