White House drastically shortens deadline for dropping quantum-vulnerable crypto

President Trump signed an executive order on June 22, 2026, mandating a complete migration to post-quantum cryptography by the end of 2031, four years earlier than originally planned. The order directs federal agencies to designate migration leads and transition high-value assets by 2030 and 2031, with the Department of Commerce completing a pilot migration project by December 31, 2027. The executive order explicitly states that adversaries "may already be collecting" encrypted U.S. government data in anticipation of future quantum computers.

Source: Ars Technica | 2026-06-23