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Department of War Unveils Enterprise Post-Quantum Cryptography Strategy to Insulate Defense Networks by 2031

DoW PQC Strategic Path

The Department of War (DoW) Chief Information Officer, Honorable Kirsten Davies, has officially released the DoW Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Strategy, a comprehensive national security blueprint designed to systematically eliminate asymmetric cryptographic vulnerabilities across all military operating domains. Formulated in direct alignment with Presidential Executive Order 14409 (Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks), the defensive mandate enforces an enterprise-wide timeline requiring all high-impact National Security Systems (NSS) and non-NSS infrastructures to fully support quantum-resistant primitives by December 31, 2030, with absolute transition across the entire force by December 31, 2031. Systems failing to meet these strict implementation gates will be retired or phased out.