Quantum Scientists will be part of an elite team driving research and development of the industry’s most advanced quantum computing hardware and software. Full-Time Starting salary: $68,405 - $181,216*

CIA Labs manages CIA's technology transfer programs as part of the statutory responsibilities of a Federal Laboratory. CIA Labs is prepared to conduct technology transfer activities via multiple pathways in order to best meet the needs of CIA, our partners, and US industry and academia.

CIA Labs joins the community of more than 300 U.S. federal labs and establishes CIA as a research partner for other labs, academia, and industry in disciplines spanning from artificial intelligence and biotechnology to quantum computing and advanced materials and manufacturing.

Oct 4, 2012 · Inside that is a computer processor that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and the CIA’s investment arm, In-Q-Tel, believe can tap the quirks of quantum mechanics to unleash more computing power than...

Dec 14, 2023 · Quantum computing could shred the encryption that guards digital information. Great powers are sprinting to master this technology to crack their adversaries’ codes.

Sep 21, 2020 · CIA Labs is looking at areas including artificial intelligence, data analytics, biotechnology, advanced materials, and high-performance quantum computing.

Jan 22, 2025 · “There has been a lot of reports” already on quantum technology,” she said, and “there has been a lot of reports asked [for] that were never delivered by the DoD.” For example, the 2021 NDAA asked for the department to create a list of problems that the service branches wanted to solve with quantum computing in the next one to three ...

Nov 28, 2022 · Cybersecurity experts recently gathered in New York to talk about how to defend against a technology that doesn't yet exist. Quantum computing would usher in advances — and national security...

Mar 13, 2023 · CIA Goes to South by Southwest to Look for Technology That Can ‘Supercharge’ Spies. Agency’s deputy director makes case for collaboration; Wireless technology, quantum computing named as...

Overview: Quantum computing holds the potential to drive innovations across the American economy, yet it also poses significant risks to the economic and national security of the United States. To balance these, it is the policy of the United States (1) to maintain United States leadership in QIS; and (2) transition to quantum-resistant ...