National Quantum Initiative Act Archives

Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Frank Lucas, R-Okla. sit at a dark wooden table with microphones and papers atop it in a House hearing room. — Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Frank Lucas, R-Okla., testify during a hearing before the House Committee on Rules in July 2023. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to reauthorize National Quantum Initiative Act

The House bill would reauthorize a law aimed at bolstering quantum research after it expired Sept. 30.

Nov 3, 2023 By Madison Alder

The National Science Foundation building (Wikimedia Commons)

National Science Foundation invests $38 million in quantum research

The agency says it has awarded 22 separate grants as part of the new investment to institutions researching projects including physics, computer sciences, materials research, engineering and…

Aug 22, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 28: U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as he gives remarks on providing additional support to Ukraine’s war efforts against Russia from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on April 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. Alongside a new supplemental aid request to the U.S. Congress, President Biden proposed turning assets from Russian oligarchs seized through sanctions into funding to rebuild Ukraine. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WH announces new members of National Quantum Advisory Committee

The committee was first established by executive order in August 2019 and subsequently enhanced by another executive order in May 2022.

Dec 12, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

Engineer Kirill Spasibko (R) adjusts a laser to test chips with waveguides for quantum computing at the technology company Q.ant in Stuttgart, Germany, on September 14, 2021. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP via Getty Images)

Policy adviser says workforce gains from federal quantum center efforts still a year or more away

Corey Stambaugh says new staff are still being trained using initial federal funds earmarked for hiring.

Aug 31, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Quantum industry partnerships key to power grid optimization: DOE official

Rima Kasia Oueid says the Department of Energy (DOE) needs more public-private collaboration over quantum technology.

May 25, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

NIST quantum consortium gets steering committee to focus work

The committee comes two years into the Quantum Economic Development Consortium effort to build a QIS supply chain.

Sep 16, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir