Agencies are expected to undertake two actions in service of enhanced security: execute a phased migration of cryptographic systems to prepare for quantum computing risk; and submit a PQC migration plan to OMB.

Federal agencies must transition high-value and high-impact systems to post-quantum cryptography by 2031 under Trump’s executive order. The directive

Trump signs executive orders mandating federal post-quantum cryptography migration by 2030, raising urgent security questions for Bitcoin and Ethereum.