# DOE wants a fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2028. Nobody knows what that means.

- slug: doe-wants-a-fault-tolerant-quantum-computer-by-2028-nobody-knows-what-that-means
- date: 2026-04-06
- category: Quantum Computing

Three years. No gate threshold. No qubit count. No definition of scientifically relevant. The Department of Energy wants a fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2028 — and has not published a single technical requirement.

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