Quantum has moved from a research problem to a planning problem. Agencies now have executive-level direction and firm deadlines, and the work of finding and replacing vulnerable cryptography is already underway.
This Deep Dive from GovCIO Media & Research looks at where that work stands across the federal government. As agencies inventory cryptographic assets, modernize legacy systems, and build enterprise-wide migration strategies, the report traces what the new executive orders actually require and how the Department of War is setting its own implementation timelines.
Inside the report
- Why cryptographic asset inventory is the first and hardest step in PQC migration
- What the White House executive orders on quantum require, and on what timeline
- How the Pentagon is setting its own PQC implementation schedule
- Where agencies are finding the budget and the people to do the work
Featured contributors
Kirsten Davies
Chief Information Officer, Department of War
Celia Merzbacher
Director, Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C)
Bassam Al-Khalidi
Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Axiad
Prathibha Rama
Computer Engineer, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Who should read this
- Agency CIOs and CISOs setting post-quantum migration timelines and budgets
- ICAM and PKI leaders building the cryptographic inventory those timelines depend on
- Program and acquisition leads scoping PQC requirements into upcoming work
- Defense industrial base security leaders facing the December 2030 and 2031 deadlines