ABSTRACTIn the US, the Department of Defense (DoD) is engaging in major digital transformation efforts to modernize the defense workforce, particularly the engineering acquisition workforce to ensure that the workforce remains technically competent. This effort was kicked off with the publication of its Digital Engineering Strategy in 2018. Digital engineering is necessary to update and support systems engineering practices to maintain a competitive advantage in data analytics, data science, computation technology, modeling, and simulation. The DoD envisions successful digital engineering transformation through the modernization of the way the Department designs, develops, delivers, operates, maintains, and sustains systems. One of the key aspects of this transformation is developing a digital engineering competency model to develop and sustain the workforce. In 2019, the DoD tasked the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) with the creation of a “Digital Engineering Competency Framework (DECF)” as part of its critical digital transformation and workforce development modernization efforts. Though created in the context of the US DoD, the DECF is not intended to be a defense‐ or US‐centric and instead provides a foundation for any individual or organization looking to embark on digital transformation. This paper provides an overview of the DECF and its potential relationships with other competency frameworks.