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The Stack — October 21, 2026
8:59
Daily IT Briefing
AI Policy
DHS orders federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek. Agencies must stop buying DeepSeek products and services and strip existing deployments from government IT systems.
Scope: The order covers third-party products built on DeepSeek technology, not just DeepSeek's own apps and API. Agencies can request exceptions.
Why this matters for developers: Vendors…