In a strategic move that reaffirms his administration's commitment to American greatness and national security, President Donald Trump signed two historic executive orders on Monday, June 22, aimed at accelerating the development of quantum computing and safeguarding the country's digital infrastructure against threats from foreign powers.
With these actions, the United States positions itself to lead the global technological race, especially in the face of growing competition from China in critical fields such as Artificial Intelligence and advanced computing.
The first executive order establishes an unprecedented national effort to produce a quantum computer capable of performing advanced scientific calculations of high relevance. The central goal is for this cutting-edge operating system to be fully operational in a national laboratory by 2028.
During the announcement at the White House, where he was joined by industry leaders such as Ruth Porat (president of Alphabet Inc.) and Arvind Krishna (CEO of International Business Machines Corp.), the president was emphatic about his vision of leadership: "We are already leaders by far, and now we will be even more so". As a demonstration of market support for these patriotic policies, shares of IBM (NYSE: IBM) rose by 2.4% following the announcement.
The strategic plan is not limited to computing power; it instructs federal agencies to deploy sensors and networks enabled by quantum technology within a maximum period of 5 years. To this end, the Department of Energy will work closely with the private sector and academia, defining technical standards that ensure innovation remains in American hands.
The second presidential directive addresses the modernization of cybersecurity, ordering an aggressive transition of federal agencies to post-quantum cryptography systems.
