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Virginia Executive Order 46 (2025): DeepSeek ban

AI-use reference. Still linked as applicable guidance on VITA's current AI page; no rescission located. Applies to: State government technology: state-owned/leased devices and state-owned/maintained networks; not a general ban on residents or city-owned AI…

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AI-use reference. Still linked as applicable guidance on VITA's current AI page; no rescission located. Applies to: State government technology: state-owned/leased devices and state-owned/maintained networks; not a general ban on residents or city-owned AI systems. Requirements or purpose: Bans use of DeepSeek on covered government devices or networks. State university implementation notices require removal from covered devices and prohibit use over university networks. Limits: LVA metadata confirms date and three-page original, but its document viewer did not deliver the PDF body in this pass. The former governor PDF URL returned 404; official indexed excerpt and state-university implementation corroborate core scope. Do not extend state-network/device coverage to all private/offline use or to Newport News by assumption.

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Virginia state agencies
Document date
February 11, 2025
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AI governance and legal reference
Public body
Virginia state agencies

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Official source reviewed October 26, 2026. State executive order. Dates/version: 2025-02-11. Locator: LVA metadata: Issued 2025-02-11, extent3 PDF pages; current VITA AI Guidance list; indexed original opening paragraph. LVA metadata confirms date and three-page original, but its document viewer did not deliver the PDF body in this pass. The former governor PDF URL returned 404; official indexed excerpt and state-university implementation corroborate core scope. Do not extend state-network/device coverage to all private/offline use or to Newport News by assumption.

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