Agencies have four months to finalize quantum-ready migration plans

Federal officials have four months to draw up plans for migrating systems to encryption methods that could protect against the future cybersecurity threats posed by quantum computing.

In a new memorandum, the Office of Management and Budget set deadlines for agencies to establish migration plans for post-quantum cryptography (PQC), giving agency heads 120 days from its publication to finalize those documents. Per the memo, which was dated Wednesday but released publicly Thursday, the goal is to migrate “as much quantum risk as feasible by December 31, 2030.”