Harvest-Now Threat Drives NIST 2027 Pilot as Quantum Migration Enters Execution Phase

The White House gathered nearly 100 participants in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Tuesday for a closed-door working session that marked a decisive shift in the U.S. quantum security effort: the transition from policy declaration to coordinated execution. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios announced at the summit that the National Institute of Standards and Technology will complete the migration of its own critical systems to post-quantum cryptography by the end of 2027 - a pilot designed to surface technical friction before the broader federal rollout hits its binding 2030 deadlines.