US Treasury launches a Quantum-Readiness Task Force

What happened

The US Treasury launched a public-private Quantum-Readiness Task Force to accelerate the financial sector's post-quantum transition, with workstreams on sector alignment, vendor readiness and digital-asset risk, and no new deadlines. The same day the GSA set out its execution of OMB memo M-26-15, which directs agencies to move faster to quantum-resistant security: a federal identity-management working group first met on 12 August with 40 participants from 17 agencies, and GSA's evaluation lab is expanding testing of post-quantum building access controls and PIV badges.