EO 14306

Sustaining Select Efforts To Strengthen the Nation's Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144

National SecurityTechnologyGovernment Reform

Summary

This executive order amends two previous cybersecurity executive orders (14144 and 13694) to refocus cybersecurity efforts by removing certain provisions and establishing new timelines for federal agencies to develop guidance on secure software development practices, update cryptographic security standards, and prepare for post-quantum computing threats.

Key Points

  • 1Amends Executive Order 14144 by removing multiple subsections and establishing new deadlines for NIST to develop secure software development guidance (by August 1, 2025) and update security control standards (by September 2, 2025)
  • 2Requires development of a preliminary update to the Secure Software Development Framework by December 1, 2025, with a final version due within 120 days
  • 3Directs CISA and NSA to create and maintain a list of product categories supporting post-quantum cryptography by December 1, 2025, in preparation for potential quantum computing threats
  • 4Names China as the most active and persistent cyber threat, with Russia, Iran, and North Korea identified as significant threats to U.S. government, private sector, and critical infrastructure

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