Originally by: malder

2025-05-08T21:41:12.000Z

The support also comes as House lawmakers introduced a bill that would amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to add a “sandbox” for the tech at NIST.

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**Summary**:
Quantum industry leaders rallied behind NIST and other federal science agencies after proposed budget cuts, stressing the need to sustain quantum research and innovation. A House bill would create a “sandbox” at NIST for quantum experimentation under the National Quantum Initiative Act. As quantum computing matures, traditional encryption used to protect sensitive client data could be rendered vulnerable, posing long-term breach risks for tax and accounting firms.

**Relevance Score**: 2

**Category Tags**:
#WISPCompliance, #RegulatoryChange, #ClientDataProtection, #ZeroTrust, #VendorRisk

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