Summary
D-Wave Quantum has created a dedicated unit to speed quantum adoption across U.S. government. The group, led by defense contracting veteran Jack Sears Jr., will target logistics, transportation, and national security use cases as federal demand rises. CEO Alan Baratz says the call to use quantum to address national interests is growing with the complexity of current challenges.
For cyber leaders, the key is D-Wave’s dual approach. The company builds quantum annealing systems suited to optimization problems like scheduling, routing, and resource allocation, alongside gate-model processors for general computing as the tech matures. This gives agencies a path to near-term impact while preparing for broader quantum capabilities, including opportunities that touch cybersecurity and mission resilience.
Momentum is tangible. D-Wave’s latest Advantage2 annealer is already deployed at a defense contractor facility in Alabama to support sensitive projects. Watch for pilots that improve military logistics, critical infrastructure planning, and cyber operations workflows such as triage, response coordination, and secure network design. CISOs should assess where hybrid quantum-classical optimization can deliver measurable gains today and align with PQC and crypto agility roadmaps.
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