TRUMP SIGNS TWO QUANTUM EXECUTIVE ORDERS The White House has launched a dual-track quantum strategy: build a powerful quantum computer and prepare US systems to survive one. • The Department of Energy has been directed to develop a Scientifically Relevant Quantum Computer (SRQC) within 5 years. • Federal agencies must accelerate migration to post-quantum cryptography, with vulnerable classical encryption slated for retirement after 2031. • The administration is elevating quantum computing to a top national science and technology priority. • The orders acknowledge the threat a sufficiently powerful quantum computer poses to today’s encryption standards. • NIST and the Department of Commerce will lead efforts to deploy post-quantum cryptography across federal systems and critical infrastructure. It’s clear the US government is now treating both quantum offense and quantum defense as urgent priorities on the same five-year timeline.