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6 developments involving Office of Management and Budget in 1 country or body. The most recent is DHS orders DeepSeek products out of federal civilian IT systems and procurement, 19 Oct 2026.
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- DHS orders DeepSeek products out of federal civilian IT systems and procurement
It is the first FASCSA order issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security for civilian systems, and it bars DeepSeek’s own products and any third-party service built on DeepSeek models from civilian agencies.
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- OMB memo M-26-04 makes ‘unbiased AI’ terms mandatory in federal LLM contracts
LLM vendors to US agencies will be asked for acceptable-use policies, model or system cards and a feedback channel, and agencies had until 11 March 2026 to update procurement policies.
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- OMB replaces Biden-era rules with new memos on federal AI use and AI buying
Every US agency must name a Chief AI Officer within 60 days and apply testing, impact assessments and human oversight to high-impact AI within 365 days. M-25-22 sets how vendors are contracted.
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- OMB memo M-24-18 sets AI buying rules for US agencies, including no training on their data
AI vendors selling to US agencies faced contract terms on testing, incident reporting, data use and portability, applied by agencies’ contracting officers.
- OMB memo M-24-10 makes federal agencies name AI chiefs and test rights-impacting AI
Vendors and agency teams running AI for benefits, policing, health or hiring decisions faced testing, notice and opt-out duties before the government could keep using those systems.
- OMB drafts rules requiring federal agencies to name Chief AI Officers and test risky AI
US federal agencies using AI in health, jobs, housing, policing or immigration faced proposed mandatory impact assessments, testing and public notice, and every agency would need a Chief AI Officer.