Case Study: U.S. Army Cyber School achieves secure, collaborative courseware with GitLab

U.S. Army Cyber School speeds courseware reviews from 3 years to months with GitLab

The U.S. Army Cyber School faced the challenge of building a secure and collaborative software development and courseware creation process from the ground up. Their manual, decentralized methods led to lost content and inefficiency. They sought a Git-based solution to implement "Courseware as Code" and chose GitLab Ultimate for its all-in-one DevOps platform, including integrated CI/CD and source code management.

By implementing GitLab, the school created a centralized repository for all courseware, written in markdown and managed through CI/CD pipelines. This solution from GitLab enabled secure collaboration between instructors and students, eliminated the risk of data exfiltration, and streamlined the grading of certification exams. The results include over 4,000 merges, a review cycle reduced from years to months, and students who graduate proficient in professional development workflows.

U.S. Army Cyber School