US orders removal of Chinese AI DeepSeek from federal systems

• The Department of Homeland Security issued the order under a 2018 supply chain security law.
• The directive applies to both existing DeepSeek products and future purchases by federal agencies.
• The ban is due to concerns that sensitive data could be shared with the Chinese government.
• Several US agencies have already implemented the ban on government devices.
• The order covers third-party tools built on DeepSeek’s models.