[U.S. Department of Homeland Security Orders DeepSeek Products Excluded from Civilian Government Agency Systems] BlockBeats News, October 19 – On Monday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a notice requiring the exclusion of information technology products and services developed by Chinese artificial intelligence company Hangzhou DeepSeek AI Fundamental Technology Research Co., Ltd. (DeepSeek) and its affiliated entities from the procurement scope of federal civilian executive branch agencies, as well as their removal from related agencies' IT systems. According to the notice, the order also mandates the removal of all DeepSeek and affiliated entity products, as well as third-party products and services implemented using DeepSeek. The order was issued under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 and its related implementation guidelines, following a review of recommendations and supporting evidence from the Federal Acquisition Security Council.