The DoD Cyber Workforce DEFINITION T he DoD cyber workforce is defined in DoDD 8140.01 as, “Personnel who build, secure, operate, defend and protect DoD and U.S. cyberspace resources; conduct related intelligence activities; enable future operations; and project power in or through cyberspace.” It is comprised of personnel assigned to the following workforce elements: Information technology (IT), cybersecurity, cyberspace effects, intelligence workforce (cyberspace) and cyberspace enablers. With the cyber landscape continuing to evolve, the Department is working to expand the scope of the cyber workforce to include the technological areas pertaining to artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, data and secure software development. The Department is also ensuring the skills required for building, securing, operating, defending and protecting control systems are embedded into the Department’s approach to human capital efforts outlined in this strategy. Figure 1 – DoD Cyber Workforce 8