D-Wave forms a dedicated U.S. Government Business Unit led by Jack Sears Jr.
On 2025-12-02 D-Wave Quantum announced the formation of a dedicated U.S. Government Business Unit, led by Jack Sears Jr. (joining D-Wave's executive team as VP of U.S. Government Solutions, with 25+ years in defense and aerospace), to drive federal go-to-market, application and secure-systems development. D-Wave framed the move as a response to calls for quantum applications from U.S. Department of War leadership and tied it to the recent Advantage2 deployment at Davidson Technologies. Disclosed via Form 8-K (Item 7.01) and press.
A dedicated government business unit plus a senior defense-sector hire is a strategic go-to-market reorganization signaling D-Wave's intent to convert U.S.-government interest into contracts; it is an organizational and personnel move rather than a booked deal, placing it low in the band.
Standing up a federal-focused unit and secure-systems capability is a prerequisite for pursuing classified and defense procurements that cloud-only access cannot serve, complementing the Davidson on-prem deployment.