# DHS Orders Agencies to Remove Acronis

On July 31, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an order directing federal civilian executive-branch agencies to stop acquiring covered Acronis products immediately and remove them from agency IT systems within 180 days, by January 27, 2027, unless an exception is granted. The order follows supply-chain security concerns, including products’ elevated or root-level access, and a Federal Acquisition Security Council recommendation. The reporting notes no concrete evidence that Acronis products contain backdoors communicating with Moscow; the order applies to federal civilian agency systems and does not bar Acronis from the U.S. private sector.

- **Key deadline:** January 27, 2027 (85 days from November 3, 2026). Agencies must complete removal by then or seek an exception; they must exclude covered products from procurement immediately.
- Contractors supporting federal civilian agencies should check software inventories, product dependencies, reseller channels, and proposed solutions for covered Acronis components so they can support agency removal and avoid proposing excluded products.
- The directive creates replacement and transition work for agencies and may open opportunities for alternative software suppliers and integration or migration support, although the signals identify no specific solicitation or replacement award.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Regulatory Compliance
**Published:** November 02, 2026

### Government Entities
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC)

### Vendors
- Acronis AG (Supplier of products excluded from federal civilian agency procurement)

### Sources
- [US order to purge Acronis tied to years of scrutiny over Russian ties - Nextgov/FCW](https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2026/11/us-order-purge-acronis-tied-years-scrutiny-over-russian-ties/416970) - Nextgov/FCW
- [DHS Orders Acronis Products Removed From Federal IT Systems](https://www.executivegov.com/articles/dhs-remove-acronis-products-it-systems) - ExecutiveGov