IBM, ORNL, and AMD’s new co-design platform
for quantum error correction co-locates IBM
quantum computers with ORNL’s Umbra High-
Performance Computing system (right, nearest
black rack). Umbra is composed of AMD
Instinct MI355X GPUs and 5th Gen AMD EPYC
CPUs. (Credit: IBM)
The entities aim to increase the speed and efficiency of running applications, which is part of what’s needed to reach the Energy Department’s Quantum Genesis Mission goal.
Accenture’s Tom Patterson explains how agencies can get ahead of emerging security risks, build quantum-ready teams and start applying the technology to mission challenges today.
The agency announced a $215 million initiative to demonstrate first-generation scientifically relevant quantum computers, plus a verification and validation testbed.
US President Donald Trump (C) speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2026. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing with Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Genesis Mission Lead Darío Gil among those in attendance. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)
The three main priorities of the project include a competition to develop systems, a supercomputing facility for engineers and targeted research to advance scientific use cases.
A new report highlights how AI and high-performance computing are revolutionizing scientific discovery — and how the future of quantum computing is unfolding.
"For the first time in history, the civilian government, we have a comprehensive inventory of our asymmetric cryptography across all the agencies and their critical systems," said…
