President Trump signed an executive order directing a national effort to build the first quantum computer powerful enough to "initiate the era of quantum-enabled scientific discovery." The target is 2028.
The order spans multiple agencies. The Department of Energy will lead the quantum computer development. The Departments of War, Commerce, NASA, and Energy will deploy quantum sensors and networks within five years.
The FBI will bolster quantum research and IP security. The NSF and Department of Labor will expand quantum apprenticeships and workforce training. Commerce will work to strengthen domestic supply chains and manufacturing capabilities for quantum technologies.
The administration has invested $625 million so far in national quantum research institutes in partnership with industry and academia.
The order also reconstitutes the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee and expands the Quantum Counterintelligence Protection Team.
The framing from the White House is that "quantum technologies are on the verge of a massive commercial breakthrough" with "transformational capabilities in manufacturing, drug discovery, energy, agriculture, and more."
The order also explicitly acknowledges that "competing nations are moving quickly to challenge America's quantum leadership, including adversarial countries that would use quantum to undermine U.S. economic and national security."
This follows the same playbook as the AI executive orders. Identify the technology as a matter of national security, mobilize multiple agencies, invest in workforce development, and secure the supply chain domestically.
The order spans multiple agencies. The Department of Energy will lead the quantum computer development. The Departments of War, Commerce, NASA, and Energy will deploy quantum sensors and networks within five years.
The FBI will bolster quantum research and IP security. The NSF and Department of Labor will expand quantum apprenticeships and workforce training. Commerce will work to strengthen domestic supply chains and manufacturing capabilities for quantum technologies.
The administration has invested $625 million so far in national quantum research institutes in partnership with industry and academia.
The order also reconstitutes the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee and expands the Quantum Counterintelligence Protection Team.
The framing from the White House is that "quantum technologies are on the verge of a massive commercial breakthrough" with "transformational capabilities in manufacturing, drug discovery, energy, agriculture, and more."
The order also explicitly acknowledges that "competing nations are moving quickly to challenge America's quantum leadership, including adversarial countries that would use quantum to undermine U.S. economic and national security."
This follows the same playbook as the AI executive orders. Identify the technology as a matter of national security, mobilize multiple agencies, invest in workforce development, and secure the supply chain domestically.
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