# Federal Agencies Accelerate PQC Migration

Federal agencies face accelerated timelines to migrate to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), with the work beginning with cryptographic asset inventories, risk-based prioritization, and migration planning. No solicitation, contract award, or specific procurement is identified, but agencies’ planning needs point to potential demand for cryptographic discovery, risk assessment, migration planning, and implementation support.

- Contractors with relevant cybersecurity capabilities can position services around cryptographic inventory, prioritization of vulnerable systems, and PQC migration planning.
- Procurement teams can use these work areas to assess internal capability gaps and define potential support requirements; the signal does not provide a specific deadline or solicitation to pursue.
- NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence and the Department of War are among the entities represented in the extracted information, making federal and defense cybersecurity stakeholders relevant audiences for this transition.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity
**Published:** October 20, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE)
- Department of War (DOW)

### Vendors
- Lumen Technologies ()

### Sources
- [Preparing for PQC Migration at Federal Agencies | GovCIO Media & Research](https://govciomedia.com/preparing-for-pqc-migration-at-federal-agencies) - GovCIO Media & Research