NSA’s 2027 PQC Rule Turns “Capable” Into a Procurement Test
NSA’s new PQC measures require new commercial National Security Systems to support quantum-resistant algorithms in 2027 and phase out incapable legacy systems…
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Cryptography is becoming an operating discipline.
Practical analysis for leaders building cryptographic visibility, sequencing post-quantum migration, governing risk, and producing evidence that stands up to scrutiny.
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A Federal Digital-Asset Bill Turns Key Material Into an Evidence-Custody Problem
H.R. 10317 would require federal agencies to discover, safeguard, inventory, and audit digital assets found in seized evidence. Its treatment of private…
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NIST’s Token Guidance Makes Signing-Key Governance a Living Control
NIST IR 8587 connects token security to key protection, verification, lifecycle controls, and provider-customer responsibility. Here is what cryptographic inventory teams should…
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Federal Identity Is Becoming a Post-Quantum Inventory Problem
GSA’s quantum-resistant identity work demonstrates why agencies need a living inventory of algorithms, credentials, systems, vendors, and dependencies.
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OMB M-26-15: the federal PQC migration plan now has a concrete shape
A practical reading of OMB M-26-15: the 120-day plan, the December 2030 objective, governance, inventory, prioritization, procurement, and evidence.