Trump signs orders calling for a powerful quantum computer by 2028
Two executive orders set a research-grade target, push the post-quantum cryptography deadline to 2031, and tie $2bn in grants to government equity stakes.
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on quantum computing on 22 June 2026, the first directing the federal government to help build a quantum computer “powerful enough for scientific research” by 2028 and the second hardening national security against the same technology. Between them, the orders set a timeline, name a price, and leave at least one large question hanging.
The first order, reported by NBC News, asks for a research-grade machine within two years and for “commercially relevant” quantum computers by the end of Trump’s term. What “powerful enough for scientific research” actually means is not yet defined.
The Department of Energy is to set the threshold later, based on scale, which leaves the headline target without a fixed yardstick until the department publishes...
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