# DHS FASCSA order bans DeepSeek from federal civilian IT

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## Article Metadata
- Title: DHS FASCSA order bans DeepSeek from federal civilian IT
- Summary: A DHS FASCSA order bars DeepSeek, and third-party products built on DeepSeek models, from federal civilian IT, effective immediately. Vendors should map their models.
- Published: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
- Updated: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
- Category: Policy
- Primary topic: Fascsa
- Authors: Elena Voss
- Read time: 4 min
- Language: en_US
- Publication time zone: America/New_York (U.S. Eastern Time)
- Access: Free to read

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