Meeting Trump's 2030 Quantum Deadline Will be Expensive, Complex Getting accurate visibility into IT and OT systems will be compounded by multivendor environments, misaligned update life cycles, and interoperability gaps. Organizations will face major challenges — and even greater costs — on the road to becoming quantum-ready over the next five years. US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders related to quantum technology on June 22. One, "Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation," aims to bolster US leadership in quantum information science and technology through updating the national quantum strategy and building out a domestic ecosystem that will lead to the development of a quantum computer beyond current capabilities. It also includes workforce investment and partnering with various stakeholders, such as international allies, manufacturers, and private sector investors. The second, "Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks," aims to prepare US infrastructure for the attackers that would use quantum technology to target organizations. The aim here is to accelerate the government's transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and fortify sensitive government data. The executive order requires federal agencies to appoint PQC migration leads within 30 days, establish PQC for key establishment and encryption by the end of 2030, and establish PQC for digital signatures by the end 2031 for high-value assets and high-impact systems. The order also directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to begin a PQC pilot program to create standards for the transition and directs relevant agencies to create guidance for a cryptographic bill of materials. Relevant agencies must also assist critical infrastructure in becoming quantum ready. While many of these requirements primarily exist for the federal government, federal contractors will also be required to adhere to NIST's PQC standards by Dec. 31, 2030. These orders dramatically accelerate the timeline many organizations had