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CyberandInformationEducationintheDepartmentof
DefenseandtheRoleoftheCollegeofInformationand
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IntheFiscalYear2021NationalDefenseAuthorizationAct,.
DepartmentofDefense(DoD)tosubmitareportthatexplainedplanstoclosetheCollegeof
InformationandCyberspace(CIC)attheNationalDefenseUniversityandthedepartment’s

April2021addressingtheplansforCICandconcludingthatmoreworkwasneededtoaddress
thebroaderquestionofthedepartment’
Defense,CyberPolicy,taskedtheNationalDefenseResearchInstituteatRANDtoconducta
broaderstudyontheseeducationalneedsandtherolethatCICshouldplayinmeetingthemin

cyberspaceandtheinformationenvironmentandthepotentialdemandforthiseducationatthe

CIC’smissionsandoptionsforadaptingitsgovernancetomeetcurrentandfutureeducational
needs.
TheresearchreportedherewascompletedinSeptember2022andunderwentsecurityreview
withthesponsorandtheDefenseOfficeofPrepublicationandSecurityReviewbeforepublic
release.
RANDNationalSecurityResearchDivision
ThisresearchwassponsoredbytheOfficeoftheSecretaryofDefense,CyberPolicy,and
conductedwithintheForcesandResourcesPolicyCenteroftheRANDNationalSecurity
ResearchDivision(NSRD),whichoperatestheNationalDefenseResearchInstitute(NDRI),a
federallyfundedresearchanddevelopmentcentersponsoredbytheOfficeoftheSecretaryof
Defense,theJointStaff,theUnifiedCombatantCommands,theNavy,theMarineCorps,the
defenseagencies,andthedefenseintelligenceenterprise.
FormoreinformationontheRANDForcesandResourcesPolicyCenter,see
(contactinformationisprovidedonthewebpage).
Acknowledgments
WethankthefacultyandstaffateachoftheDepartmentofDefenseschoolsofhigher

,ChancelloroftheCollegeofInformationandCyberspace,forher
enthusiasticsupportandengagement,,DeputyProvostofthe
NationalDefenseUniversity,,DeputyAssistant
SecretaryofDefenseforCyberPolicy,forherengagementandsupport,andScottLewis,
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remaintheauthors’.
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Summary
InApril2021,(DoD)submittedareporttoCongressin
responsetoaNationalDefenseAuthorizationActforFiscalYear2021requirementthatassessed
therequirementsforeducatingmilitaryandcivilianleadersintheinformationenvironmentand
’s
planstoclosetheCollegeofInformationandCyberspace(CIC),partoftheNationalDefense
University(NDU).ThereportconcludedthatCICshouldremainatNDUbutalsosuggestedthat
furtherresearchshouldbedonetoensurethatCIC’scapabilityandcapacityareinlinewithboth
near-termandlonger-termneedsforeducationintheinformationenvironmentandcyberspace

AttherequestoftheOfficeoftheSecretaryofDefense,thisRANDCorporationreport

inprovidinginformationandcyberspaceeducationintheDoDeducationalecosystembutgoes
beyondthattorecommendthatCICshouldexpanditsroleasacenterofexcellenceinthese
areas,givencontinuedandlikelygrowingrequirementsforthisexpertise.
Approach
BecausethisreportfocusesonthefutureroleofCICintheDoDeducationalecosystem,it
addresseseducationprimarilyattheJointProfessionalMilitaryEducationPhaseII,typically
providedtoofficersinthegradesofO-5(lieutenantcolonel/commander)andO-6
(colonel/captain)
mixed-methodsapproachthatfocusedonthe13institutionswiththemostrelevantcourseor
degreeprograms—reviewingwebsitesanddetailedinformationabouteachinstitution’scyber
andinformationofferingsthroughopen-sourceliteratureandsemistructureddiscussionswith
,student,
andcurriculumofferings;reviewofrelevantliterature;andadditionalinterviewsfocusedon
workforceneedsforeducationincyberspaceandinformation.
Findings
Ourassessmentofthedegreeandcertificateprogramsofferedbytheeducationalinstitutions
includedinthisresearcheffortindicatedanarrayofeducationaloptionsforgeneralistsand
specialists—communitiesthathavedifferentresponsibilitiesbutalsomustbeabletocollaborate
1DoD,MattersConcerningtheCollegeofInformationandCyberspaceandLimitationofFundingforNational
DefenseUniversity,reporttoCongresssubmittedPursuanttoSection1741oftheFY2021NDAA,April9,2021a.
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,management,
and/,CIC’sfocusisdistinctfromotherinstitutions
withintheDoDeducationalecosysteminthatitistheonlyinstitutionthatprovidesmultiple
degreesandgraduatecertificatesthatspanstrategyandmanagementspecializations,aswellas
,theCICdegreeprogramsbenefit
fromsynergieswiththecollege’scertificateofferings—oftenleadingalumniwhobegin
certificateprogramstocompleteadditionalcredentialsordegreeprograms.
Furthermore,interviewswithstakeholderssuggestthatprogramslikeCIC’shavehigh
utility—thatwarfightersingeneralneedmoreeducationinjointplanning,jointcyberspace
operations,nonkineticwarfare,andwhole-of-
alikeneedabetterunderstandingofcyberspacecapabilitiesandhowtobettercommunicate

theevolvingoperationalneeds—somethinginstitutionssaidtheyneededmoreassistancewith.
Similarly,manyoftheorganizationswetalkedtodesiremoreengagementwitheducational
institutionstosupporttheorganizations’
uptotheindividualtopursueprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities—withlittleinstitutional
motivationorcoordination.
Althoughfuturedemandforcyberandinformationeducationalopportunitiesisdifficultto
project,ourestimatessuggestthatthecapacityofthecurrentsystem—withsupplymeasuredin
theannualnumberofacademicyeargraduates—maynotcoverallofDoD’sneedsforeitherthe

educatecyberandinformationprofessionalsandshouldlikelylookforopportunitiestogrow,
,DoD
institutionsalsoservesomeoftheneedsofotherfederalagenciesandinternationalmilitary
partners,whichaddstothisdemand.
ThislandscapesuggeststhatthereisaroleforCICnotonlyinmaintainingitsdistinct
educationalofferingsbutalsoinplayingotherleadershiprolesintheDoDeducational
ecosystem—anoverarchingfindingthatmotivatesourrecommendations.
Recommendations
DoDrecognizestheimportanceofeducatingspecialistsandgeneralistsincyberspaceandthe
,although


recommendationswillbetterpositionCICtorealizeitsfullpotentialintheDoDeducational
ecosystem.
•MaintainCIC’sdualmissioneducatingjointwarfightersandthecyberworkforce.
CICprovidesstrategicandmanagementfocusoncyberspaceandinformationnot
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providedbyotherDoDeducation—knowledgeforwhichtherewillbeanenduringneed

CIC’sroleiseliminatedorreduced,andeliminatingoneareaoffocuswouldalso
eliminatesynergiesbetweenthedifferentCICprograms.
•AdvertiseCIC’
,NDU,andmilitaryandcivilianeducation
policymakersshouldworkwithallDoDcomponents,
agencies,,CIC
shouldnotonlycontinuetoofferatleastthecurrentnumberofspacesinitsprograms—
whichwillmaintainfacultywithneededexpertise—butalsopostureitselftoexpandto
meetdemandinthefuture.
•Strengthengovernancearrangementsforthecyberspaceworkforceeducation

hasshifted,
thatDoDidentifyoneormoregovernancepartnerstotakeonresponsibilityfor
developmentofthecyberspaceworkforce,tocomplementtheJointStaff’sfocusonthe
jointwarfightingcommunity;provideandupdateguidanceonrolesandresponsibilities;
andalignassociatedfundingstreams.
•
recommendthatCICreinvigorateandincreaseitsroleasacenterofexcellencefor
cyberspacecurriculumdevelopmentandsolicitinputsfromDoDcomponentstoshapea
researchagendathatcancontributedirectlytotheirmissions.
•Improvecross-departmentalaccountingforcyberspaceandinformation

professionals—bothmilitaryandcivilian—willlikelygrowinthenextdecadeasthe
nationfacesarapidlychangingtechnologicallands