DeepSeek isn’t allowed across the board at the agency, but national labs found some attributes that could be approved, DOE’s Bridget Carper said.

A movement in Congress to ban the tech in the government is complicated by the need for research exceptions and existing network blocks.

The bipartisan legislation follows previous bills to prohibit DeepSeek from government devices.

The bipartisan legislation follows a House bill to block the Chinese AI platform introduced earlier this month.

Members of the House look to ban DeepSeek from federal devices. And CISA's election and disinformation team is being dismantled.

The bipartisan legislation comes amid panic in Silicon Valley over the Chinese AI startup’s high-performing models.