The second order addresses national security vulnerabilities by forcing federal departments to complete a full migration to quantum-resistant encryption protocols for high-value targets by 2031.
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Monday designed to fast-track domestic quantum technology development and shield the federal government from future national security breaches.
It orchestrates collaborative efforts among the Departments of Energy, Commerce, and War, alongside the intelligence community, to build a scientifically relevant quantum computer by 2028.
Defensive Safeguards The second executive order addresses the geopolitical risks associated with supercomputing.
Because a mature quantum computer could theoretically possess the processing power to break current public-key encryption standards, the directive orders a sweeping migration to "post-quantum cryptography."