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If you will be in the DC area 23 April and have an interest in the topics of Golden Dome and post quantum encryption please consider joining us from 3pm till 5pm at the Carahsoft Conference and Collaboration Center for a great session that can inform architecture design for critical national security programs like Golden Dome.

Date: 23 April 2026
Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm ET
Location: Carahsoft Conference and Collaboration Center Reston VA

Register at: Golden Dome: Quantum Proofing America’s Shield

The ‘Golden Dome’ for America has moved from vision to reality, creating a massive, interconnected architecture of space-based sensors, kinetic interceptors and C2 networks. However, this ‘system of systems’ is only as strong as the data paths that connect it. Emerging quantum capabilities are outpacing today’s defensive posture, and adversaries are already working to unlock encrypted U.S. systems long before they reach the battlefield. Across on-orbit assets, satellite communications, ground systems and decision-support chains, long-trusted encryption is entering a period of unprecedented risk. DoW leaders now face the challenge of protecting mission-critical systems against a threat that materializes long before it becomes visible.

Join Carahsoft, OODA LLC and SCOOP Cybersecurity at the Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center on Thursday, April 23, 2026, for a strategic session on quantum-resilient security practices: Golden Dome: Quantum Proofing America’s Shield. This event will examine the acceleration of adversarial quantum programs, the reality of ‘store now, decrypt later’ efforts and what these developments mean for modernization & mission assurance.

For Mission Owners: See where the “hype” ends and real-world, deployable quantum-safe security begins for the C2BMC and Golden Dome ecosystems.

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Bob Gourley

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Bob Gourley

Bob Gourley is an experienced Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Board Qualified Technical Executive (QTE), author and entrepreneur with extensive past performance in enterprise IT, corporate cybersecurity and data analytics. CTO of OODA LLC, a unique team of international experts which provide board advisory and cybersecurity consulting services. OODA publishes OODALoop.com. Bob has been an advisor to dozens of successful high tech startups and has conducted enterprise cybersecurity assessments for businesses in multiple sectors of the economy. He was a career Naval Intelligence Officer and is the former CTO of the Defense Intelligence Agency.