(May 4, 2022) Today, President Biden signed two Presidential directives that will advance national initiatives in quantum information science (QIS), signaling the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to this critical and emerging technology. Together, the two directives lay the groundwork for continued American leadership in an enormously promising field of science and technology, while mitigating the risks that quantum computers pose to America’s national and economic security.
To read the directives and learn more, follow these links:
- FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Two Presidential Directives Advancing Quantum Technologies
- Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the President’s New Directives to Advance Quantum Technology
- National Security Memorandum on Promoting United States Leadership in Quantum Computing While Mitigating Risks to Vulnerable Cryptographic Systems
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Executive Order on Enhancing the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
DIrect URLS:
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/04/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-two-presidential-directives-advancing-quantum-technologies/
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2022/05/04/background-press-call-by-senior-administration-officials-on-the-presidents-new-directives-to-advance-quantum-technology/
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/04/national-security-memorandum-on-promoting-united-states-leadership-in-quantum-computing-while-mitigating-risks-to-vulnerable-cryptographic-systems/
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/05/04/executive-order-on-enhancing-the-national-quantum-initiative-advisory-committee/