Trump signs 2 orders to prepare the US for a quantum future
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
ByAlexandra Kelley,
Staff Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW
June 22, 2026 06:06 PM ET
The long-awaited executive actions aim to protect current infrastructure from a fault-tolerant quantum computer while accelerating U.S. scientific research with quantum technology capabilities.
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Monday that seek to accelerate the U.S. quantum ecosystem with the goal of both safeguarding digital systems and capturing the benefits from quantum computing advancements.
As Nextgov/FCW first reported, the orders address different aspects of the burgeoning quantum information sciences and technology landscape: prioritizing the creation and installation of a cryptographically-relevant quantum computer that can perform basic operations, and kickstarting government migrations to a post-quantum cryptographic standard ahead of the advent of a fault-tolerant quantum computer.
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