D-Wave stands ready to support new U.S. law on near-term quantum computing

D-Wave Quantum commends U.S. policy makers for including a quantum pilot program focused on near-term quantum computing applications in the National Defense Authorization Act NDAA that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden on December 22. This significant action establishes a program focused on near-term applications development to solve problems facing the Department of Defense DOD including the Armed Forces. This program will test, evaluate, and use quantum and quantum-hybrid applications to address problems facing our defense, military, and national security operations, such as meeting the near-term needs of warfighters, and explicitly calls out consideration to use annealing quantum computing and quantum-hybrid technologies. The new law also calls for building and strengthening relationships between the DOD, academic institutions, small businesses, and non-traditional defense contractors, an important move given the significant quantum innovation driven by small businesses like D-Wave.