Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The Department of Energy is kickstarting a quantum computing effort tied to the Genesis Mission following a pair of quantum-focused executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on Monday. The newly launched Quantum Genesis initiative aims to develop and deploy a more resilient quantum computing capability by 2028. Darío Gil, under secretary for science and Genesis Mission lead, told FedScoop that the new initiative serves as a foundation for the charges Trump issued in his directives for “challenging America’s quantum information science community and industry to build the world’s first fault-tolerant quantum computing capability that will transform scientific discovery, strengthen national security, and power the next era of American innovation.”
The Pentagon’s workforce shrank by roughly 10.7% during the height of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency implementation efforts, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. That decrease represents 82,940 employees — from a baseline 778,188 civilian employees at the Defense Department in December 2024 near the end of the Biden administration, down to 695,248 in January 2026. Outlining governmentwide workforce contractions across 2025 that were sparked by multiple presidential directives, GAO’s report offers a fresh, data-driven look at DOGE’s downsizing impacts inside the Pentagon. It indicates that, while DOD remains America’s largest employer of federal civilian personnel, the department’s workforce is now substantially smaller in volume than it was in prior years.
Links
• Energy Department launches Quantum Genesis initiative following Trump orders via FedScoop: fedscoop.com/trump-quantum-executive-order-energy-department-genesis-mission
• Watchdog review sheds new light on DOGE’s downsizing impacts at DOD via DefenseScoop: defensescoop.com/2026/06/23/pentagon-workforce-cuts-doge-impacts-gao-report
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The Department of Energy is kickstarting a quantum computing effort tied to the Genesis Mission following a pair of quantum-focused executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on Monday. The newly launched Quantum Genesis initiative aims to develop and deploy a more resilient quantum computing capability by 2028. Darío Gil, under secretary for science and Genesis Mission lead, told FedScoop that the new initiative serves as a foundation for the charges Trump issued in his directives for “challenging America’s quantum information science community and industry to build the world’s first fault-tolerant quantum computing capability that will transform scientific discovery, strengthen national security, and power the next era of American innovation.”
The Pentagon’s workforce shrank by roughly 10.7% during the height of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency implementation efforts, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. That decrease represents 82,940 employees — from a baseline 778,188 civilian employees at the Defense Department in December 2024 near the end of the Biden administration, down to 695,248 in January 2026. Outlining governmentwide workforce contractions across 2025 that were sparked by multiple presidential directives, GAO’s report offers a fresh, data-driven look at DOGE’s downsizing impacts inside the Pentagon. It indicates that, while DOD remains America’s largest employer of federal civilian personnel, the department’s workforce is now substantially smaller in volume than it was in prior years.
Links
• Energy Department launches Quantum Genesis initiative following Trump orders via FedScoop: fedscoop.com/trump-quantum-executive-order-energy-department-genesis-mission
• Watchdog review sheds new light on DOGE’s downsizing impacts at DOD via DefenseScoop: defensescoop.com/2026/06/23/pentagon-workforce-cuts-doge-impacts-gao-report
#federal #government #technology #news #techpodcast #dailynews #dailypodcast #technews #governmentnews #federalgovernment #usgovernment #trumpadministration #trumpexecutiveorder #quantum #postquantumcryptography #genesismission #energydepartment #chriswright #petehegseth #science #sciencetech #sciencetechnology #sciencenews #ai #supercomputer #informationscience #donaltrump #workforce #govtjobs #governmentwork #pentagon #rif #defensedepartment #personnel #governmentemployees #governmentjobs #militarypersonnel #defensejobs #usdefense #usmilitary #doge #elonmusk #jobcuts #defensenews #militarynews #federalemployees #federalworkers #federaljobs #civilianjobs
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