🇺🇸The U.S. Treasury launched its Quantum-Readiness Task Force to strengthen cryptographic protections for sensitive data and critical infrastructure.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the Quantum-Readiness Task Force following Executive Order 14412. The executive order established guidelines for strengthening cryptographic protections around sensitive U.S. data, critical infrastructure and the digital economy.

The task force is part of Treasury’s work to prepare cryptographic systems for quantum-computing risks. The department connected the initiative with securing U.S. innovation, strengthening supply chains and maintaining U.S. leadership in relevant technologies.

The announcement concerns security planning and cryptographic readiness rather than funding for quantum computers or the procurement of quantum-processing capacity. No task-force budget, hardware order or deployment capacity was specified in the supplied source.