Change 1, 07/31/2017
Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 8140.01
August 11, 2015
Incorporating Change 1, July 31, 2017
DoD CIO
SUBJECT: Cyberspace Workforce Management
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This directive:
a. Reissues and renumbers DoD Directive (DoDD) 8570.01 (Reference (a)) to update and
expand established policies and assigned responsibilities for managing the DoD cyberspace
workforce.
b. Authorizes establishment of a DoD cyberspace workforce management council to ensure
that the requirements of this directive are met. The council will be comprised of representatives
from the Offices of the DoD Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO), Under Secretary of Defense
for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)), Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD(P)),
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD(I)), the Joint Staff, the Director, National
Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service (DIRNSA/CHCSS), and other DoD
Components.
c. Unifies the overall cyberspace workforce and establishes specific workforce elements
(cyberspace effects, cybersecurity, and cyberspace information technology (IT)) to align, manage
and standardize cyberspace work roles, baseline qualifications, and training requirements. This
directive does not address operational employment of the work roles. Operational employment
of the cyberspace workforce will be determined by the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, and
other DoD Components to address mission requirements.
2. APPLICABILITY. This directive applies to:
a. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
(CJCS) and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense (IG DoD), the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this directive as the “DoD
Components”).
