After the exit of around 1,000 CISA workers, legislation from three top House Democrats orders a force structure assessment like that more common to military branches.

Under the bill, FERC would consider cyber threats from quantum computers and post-quantum cryptography in its reliability standards for the energy sector. 

Brad Blakestad, director of the National Quantum Coordination Office, also said encryption and measuring progress would pose challenges.

The orders accelerate the federal government’s transition to post-quantum encryption and will boost the domestic quantum computing industry. 

The release includes implementations of two quantum-secure algorithms and demonstrates how formal verification caught bugs that traditional testing would have missed.

Experts say advancements in hardware, mathematics and growing fear of Chinese scientific breakthroughs are pushing Google and others to call for speedier migration.

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Governments and businesses have a shared interest in seeing post-quantum encryption broadly adopted throughout society. 

Rebecca Krauthamer, CEO, QuSecure

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.