The future of the internet is quantum, and it isn’t far from actuality. Over the past few years, the U.S. federal government has made the creation of the quantum internet a national priority. In early 2020, the Department of Energy(DoE) held a workshop that resulted in a roadmap and guide for creating the first quantum internet, and in 2021 the government budgeted over $235 million to begin building this next generation communication network. Most recently, on May 4, 2022, the Biden Administration signed two directives aimed at advancing national initiatives in quantum information science (QIS). Many federal agencies have begun expressing interest in the massive capabilities that quantum technology enables, and with some already beginning to develop ways to harness this power, this is only the beginning of the quantum era.