Quantum workforce isn’t meeting demand, federal officials tell lawmakers

U.S. government officials pointed to quantum talent pipeline constraints at a Thursday House hearing as lawmakers mull reauthorization of the National Quantum Initiative.

“We are in a workforce shortage — plain and simple,” James Kushmerick, director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Physical Measurement Laboratory said in response to a question from Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Ore., during the Committee on Science Space and Technology hearing.

Salinas specifically asked what each of the panelists were doing to recruit and retain quantum talent across the U.S. and across demographics, particularly given the Trump administration’s elimination of diversity initiatives. 

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