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Energy Department’s (DoE) Chief Information Officer Ann Dunkin said today that DoE is driving innovation in quantum technologies and supercomputing, and highlighted some of the ways that those technologies will begin to positively impact the department’s mission in the future. […]

As the deadline for public input on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) quantum standardization efforts approaches on Nov. 22, a NIST official said during the Nov. 15 Red Hat Government Symposium 2023 event in Washington, D.C. that the public can expect to see the finalized version of the guidelines in the first part of 2024. […]

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Reps. Andrea Salinas, D-Ore., and Jim Baird, R-Ind., introduced bipartisan legislation last week that would amend the National Quantum Initiative Act (NQIA) to accelerate quantum research by improving access to quantum research resources. […]

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The Center for Data Innovation (CDI) is urging Congress to double the funding level of a key quantum information science (QIS) law approved in 2018 as one of several necessary steps it says the U.S. needs to take to stay ahead of the world in (QIS) and maintain a lead in quantum computing. […]

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is providing $38 million in new funding to 22 higher education institutions to bolster research into quantum information science and engineering (QISE) aimed at outcome including the creation of sustainable energy and improving cybersecurity. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – alongside the National Security Agency (NSA) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – released a joint factsheet today encouraging early planning for migration to post-quantum cryptographic standards by developing a Quantum-Readiness Roadmap. “Quantum-Readiness: Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography” is urging organizations – especially those that support critical infrastructure […]

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President Biden signed an executive order on August 9 that will give the Treasury Department the ability to block private-sector U.S. investments in China that involve hot-button technologies including artificial intelligence, quantum information science, and semiconductors and microelectronics. […]

The Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) is calling for new quantum information science (QIS) solutions – including advanced algorithm designs and quantum networking – under a broad agency announcement (BAA) unveiled last week. […]

NIST

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking comments on a preliminary draft of guidelines published Monday that aim to eventually detail how agencies can migrate to post-quantum cryptography. […]

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House members are reaching across the aisle to help accelerate quantum technology development by creating a “quantum sandbox” for that purpose, according to a new bill from  Reps. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., and Haley Stevens, D-Mich. […]

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Reps. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, and Haley Stevens, D-Mich., have introduced new legislation that aims to apply the power of quantum computing to assist the agriculture industry and streamline fertilizer production. […]

While the widespread advent of quantum computing – and the concerns that it poses especially to current day cryptography and the cybersecurity technologies that rely upon it – may still be years away, a top Federal cybersecurity expert is mapping out three steps that organizations should be taking now to prepare. […]

The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) is seeking input from institutions of higher education on howe to best prepare the next generation in the field of Quantum Information Science (QIS), according to a recent request for information (RFI). […]

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The Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) has released specific instructions to Federal agencies on inventorying their cryptographic systems as they prepare to transition to the era of quantum-resistant cryptography, per the White House’s National Security Memorandum 10 (NSM-10). […]

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The Chips and Science Act is accelerating the work of a new Washington, D.C.-area quantum research consortium that is trying to create and operate a quantum network as a regional test bed, the body’s executive director said on Jan. 18. […]

Joe Biden

President Biden has appointed 15 leaders in the quantum information science (QIS) field from industry, academia, and Federal laboratories to serve on the inaugural presidential National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee (NQIAC), according to a Dec. 9 White House press release. […]

Vishnu Parasuraman, the Federal Hybrid Cloud Transformation OpenShift Offering Lead and Practice Lead at IBM, told attendees at the Red Hat Government Symposium on Nov. 9 that some quantum computing use cases for the Federal government are already well in focus, with potentially big payoffs as further use of the technology comes online. […]

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By Dr. Jim Matney, Vice President and General Manager, DISA and Enterprise Services, at General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) As almost any cybersecurity professional would tell you, you can’t reliably know what vulnerability a hacker will find and exploit. To avoid an attack, your defenses must be right 100 percent of the time. The hacker […]

Quantum computing technology – still in its early infancy now but expected to change the landscape of computing forever once it matures over the next decade or more – is posing core questions that Federal government experts are trying to work through now to make the eventual transition manageable and effective. […]

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the first group of winners from its six-year quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithm competition.

The first group of four winners designed encryption tools to withstand assaults from future quantum computers. They will become part of NIST’s post-quantum cryptographic standard, which is expected to be finalized in two years. […]

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White House science and technology officials are working to size up a host of challenges that will be posed in the coming years as quantum computing technologies become more mature, including migrating security technologies and attracting a stronger quantum science workforce to the United States. […]

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President Biden today issued an executive order (EO) that elevates the importance of quantum information science (QIS) by reconstituting a previously created Federal QIS advisory committee and putting it more closely under the White House’s wing, while at the same time issuing a National Security Memorandum that lays out plans to address cybersecurity risks posed by quantum computers. […]

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