White House Orders Federal Agencies to Migrate Systems to Post-Quantum Cryptography

The White House issued an executive order mandating federal agencies to migrate high‑value systems to NIST‑approved post‑quantum cryptography, setting deadlines of December 31, 2030 for key establishment and December 31, 2031 for digital signatures; it requires agency PQC migration leads, OMB and NIST guidance, a CBOM, procurement and contractor compliance changes, and coordination with international and private‑sector partners to mitigate 'harvest now, decrypt later' risks from future quantum capabilities.