President Donald Trump signs an executive order directing the U.S. government to accelerate migration to post-quantum cryptography (PQC). Multiple outlets report that the order sets a deadline for completing the PQC transition across federal entities, focusing on systems considered high-value and high-impact.
According to the reports, one component of the order requires that federal high-value assets and systems move to PQC by the end of 2031. Another account describes requirements for all U.S. federal agencies to complete their PQC transition by 2031. A third outlet adds more detail on timelines, stating that high-value assets and high-impact systems must transition to PQC by the end of 2030 and 2031, suggesting staggered targets for different categories of systems.
Across the sources, the core points are that the executive order compels a government-wide PQC effort and establishes completion deadlines tied to 2031, with some references to an additional end-of-2030 milestone for certain high-impact systems.
