Slowed federal adoption of cloud computing was due to a combination of major changes in information technology (IT) ecosystem and the lack of a new model to address adoption challenges in the evolving environment. Since cloud computing adoption is still ongoing, the federal government continues to focus on the steps necessary to move the government forward from a state of partial adoption. This paper analyzes the government approach to cloud computing adoption to identify changes that can be implemented to optimize quantum computing adoption. The research found that evolving cloud definitions, required governance changes, cloud workforce competition, competing enterprise requirements, and contracting approach issues were the primary adoption impediments.