Insider Brief

The Trump administration’s new quantum executive order transitions quantum technology from a research priority into a national strategy.

Federal agencies are ordered to update the National Quantum Strategy, support the development of a federally backed quantum computer for scientific applications, expand work on quantum sensors and networks and strengthen domestic supply chains.

Members of the quantum industry have submitted comments on the new order.

The Trump administration’s new quantum executive order marks one of the most expansive federal efforts yet to move quantum technology from a research priority into a national strategy for economic competitiveness, scientific discovery and security.