One directs a "national effort" toward a useful quantum computer; the other sets deadlines for quantum-resistant encryption.

The executive order is expected this week and tasks the departments of Defense and Energy to build and host a quantum computer for scientific discovery.

Trump signed two executive orders aimed at expanding U.S. quantum computing capabilities and speeding up plans to prepare for Q-Day.

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office. Trump, while signing two Executive Orders on Quantum technology at the White House, said: "The first…