Sen. Marsha Blackburn did not provide a timeline for any formal rollout by the administration, and also pointed to her proposed bill with Michigan Sen. Gary Peters. 

The NIST standards show that with one year of progress behind us, there are five years of opportunity ahead.

Multiple sources tell CyberScoop that options under consideration include executive orders or a national action plan, similar to the one the administration released for AI in July.

Sean Cairncross also talked about near-term priorities in his first public speech since being confirmed.

The bill mandates a national strategy and establishes pilot programs in the federal government on quantum-safe encryption.

Here’s why CIOs must lead post-quantum cryptography adoption in 2025 to secure digital assets and future-proof organizations.

Cryptography experts said a “Cambrian explosion” of standards is on its way as a response to worries over quantum computers breaking current algorithms.

The sanctions place the companies under a strict licensing regime meant to limit their access to foundational technology for quantum computing, cloud and AI.

The initiative is part of a long-term plan to update all its encryption services to newer algorithms designed to protect against quantum computers.

At least one key Republican told CyberScoop that he wasn’t happy about the last-minute nature of the EO.