DOD CIO Unveils Post-Quantum Cryptography Strategy

Defense Department (DOD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Kirsten Davies on June 23 unveiled a departmentwide post-quantum cryptography (PQC) strategy aimed at protecting military communications, data, and command-and-control systems from emerging quantum computing threats. Under the Trump administration, the DOD was rebranded as the War Department. The DOD PQC Strategy calls for deploying quantum-resistant cryptography across high-impact systems by 2030 and across the force by 2031, aligning wit