Federal IT Buyers Told to Plan for Post-Quantum Cryptography

CISA Urges Agencies to Treat Quantum Readiness as a Standard Buying Expectation Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • January 27, 2026

The U.S. cyber defense agency is telling federal agencies to prioritize quantum readiness in newly released guidance advising agencies to add post-quantum encryption capabilities to procurement requirements for cloud services, collaboration tools, networking infrastructure and endpoint security.

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Friday published the first of what it described as a series of guidelines intended to steer agencies toward quantum-resistant technologies. The initial guidance focuses on identifying broad technology product categories where post-quantum cryptography support is already available or expected to mature quickly.

A CISA official told Information Security Media Group the agency plans to "update the product categories list periodically as needed" with new government and industry trends as products increasingly incorporate post-quantum ...