https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/05/17/do-you-want-to-know-a-secret/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 23:24:30 -0400<![CDATA[Defense Industry Daily has a bulletin describing some recent government projects in quantum computing largely as applied to cryptography. &#8220;A DARPA Quantum Network became fully operational on Oct 23/03 in BBN’s laboratories, running the world’s first Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) network using 24×7 quantum cryptography to provide unprecedented levels of security for standard Internet traffic flows. DARPA’s “Quantum Information Science &#038; Technology” (QuIST) program lists as a completed effort; it won a DARPA award in 2008 for scientific breakthroughs. DARPA’s “High Productivity Computing Systems” effort includes some quantum related efforts, and appears to be ongoing.&#8221;]]>Sun, 17 May 2009 17:58:44 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2009/05/17/do-you-want-to-know-a-secret-n188237