After Two Years, Here’s Where the U.S. National Quantum Initiative Stands

Brandi Vincent’s synopsis shows just how far the Trump Administration has been able to take a previously whimpering U.S. Government quantum science effort.  Recommend reading from the source.  Because Quantum is Coming.  Qubit Two Years into the Government’s National Quantum Initiative Read More… +  Federal agencies have a long history of exploring physical sciences and […]

Trump Administration Announces Quantum.Gov

Trump Administration Announces Quantum.Gov and Quantum Frontiers Report Today [October 7, 2020], the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced the launch of Quantum.gov, the official website of the National Quantum Coordination Office, and the release of the Quantum Frontiers Report identifying key areas for continued quantum information science (QIS) research. “With […]

U.S. Chief Technology Officer Appointed to Pentagon

U.S. Chief Technology Officer Appointed to Pentagon DOD Names Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Press release… Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that Michael J.K. Kratsios had been designated to serve as Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, effective July 10, 2020. “In seeking to […]

U.S. National Quantum Initiative Act Takes Initial Steps

U.S. National Quantum Initiative Act Takes Initial Steps.  [ENERGY.GOV] On March 5th, The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) took significant steps in the implementation of the National Quantum Initiative Act, signed into law by President Trump in December.  As called for in the Act, OSTP chartered the National Quantum Coordination Office, […]

National Quantum Initiative Act Announced (It’s not the NQCRA of 2018)

The U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee announced they are writing a proposal for the National Quantum Initiative Act, a similar proposal to that of the Quantum Computing Research Act of 2018 recently proposed. A bit early in the development, the first blush appears to have a lighter government touch on the direction of U.S. quantum information science (QIS) than its recent predecessor, the NQCRA of 2018. The National Quantum Initiative Act will accelerate quantum research and development.