Date of Award

3-2025

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Cyber Operations

Department

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

First Advisor

Mark G. Reith, PhD

Abstract

The Department of Defense is committed to developing and maintaining a highly skilled workforce capable of defending the United States and associated interests abroad. Digital badging systems, a form of micro-credentialing, offer a way to record service member competencies. By providing decision-makers with granular data, this technology could augment the military’s development of a highly skilled workforce, especially in technical career fields including cyber operations. Mixed-method data from thirty-six participants suggest that establishing a digital badging program could increase deterrence and operational effectiveness.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-ENG-MS-25-M-025

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Distribution Statement A: Distribution Unlimited. Approved for public release. PA case number: 88ABW-2025-0356

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