Trump signs EOs aimed at fast-tracking development of quantum computer by 2028 75%
By OAN Staff Brooke Mallory0%
6/22/2026, 6:35:14 PM
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Cementing American dominance in the next frontier of global technology and national security, President Donald Trump signed a pair of wide-ranging executive orders (EOs) on Monday aimed at fast-tracking the development of a scientifically and commercially relevant quantum computer by 2028.
The directives, signed during an Oval Office event alongside technology executives and cabinet officials, establish a centralized federal effort to unify the nation’s fractured quantum research initiatives.
By bridging the gap between theoretical physics and market-ready application, the Trump administration intends to outpace global competitors, like China, in a computational race that could redefine cryptography, artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced manufacturing, according to the white house.
The centerpiece of the initiative, EO 14411 on “Quantum Innovation,” orchestrates a coordinated strategy between the private sector and federal entities, including the Departments of Energy, War, and Commerce, alongside the intelligence community.
The order mandates the design and delivery of a high-powered quantum computer tailored for scientific discovery within the next two years, a timeline meant to act as a stepping stone toward massive, fault-tolerant commercial systems.
White House science and technology officials clarified that while initial government-backed models may feature lesser capabilities than the ultimate long-term roadmaps of private tech giants like IBM, Google, and Microsoft, the immediate federal push is designed to “de-risk” foundational quantum technologies and accelerate breakthroughs in fields like biopharmaceutical molecular modeling and clean energy systems.
The second executive order addresses the severe, looming national security threat that quantum computing poses to classical encryption.
Since a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could effortlessly crack the mathematical safeguards currently protecting the federal government’s most sensitive data, the administration has legally formalized strict deadlines for a cryptographic overhaul.
The directive prompts federal agencies and government contractors to completely migrate their digital signatures and high-impact systems to “post-quantum cryptography,” which is encryption algorithms designed to withstand quantum hacking attacks, by December 31, 2031.
High-value data assets must also transition their key establishment protocols even sooner, facing a deadline at the end of 2030, officials added.
To ensure the domestic supply chain can actually support this ambitious computational leap, the administration is backing the policy mandates with substantial financial infrastructure.
The executive orders build directly upon a recently announced $2 billion Department of Commerce initiative under the CHIPS R&D framework.
This funding features finalized letters of intent to distribute capital across nine pivotal domestic quantum firms, including multi-million dollar grants to companies like GlobalFoundries, Atom Computing, D-Wave, and Quantinuum, to “resolve engineering bottlenecks in qubit scaling and material optimization,” the EO adds.
Highlighting the initiative’s economic focus during the signing ceremony, President Trump tied the technology push directly to domestic manufacturing, asserting that the aggressive federal investment would stimulate thousands of high-paying American tech jobs while ensuring the nation retains a permanent strategic advantage over its rivals.
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