Quantum computing may eventually break today's cryptography, but it has already broken the assumption that trust can remain static. Federal mandates rarely remain federal mandates. One order pushes the country toward next-generation quantum innovation, including quantum sensing efforts targeted for 2028. Machine identities, autonomous systems, and AI agents increasingly participate in decisions and transactions that require cryptographic trust. Organizations that wait for final deadlines before modernizing trust infrastructure will find themselves trying to retrofit agility into systems that were never designed for it.