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The DoD (Department of Defense) and Federal Knowledge Management Symposium, successor of the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Knowledge Management Summit, is organized by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), a United States Department of Defense (US DoD) combat support agency. The symposium will help participants identify and understand the interrelationships between knowledge, information/data and document management and learn how to implement knowledge management practices in their organizations.
DoD and Federal Government decision-makers will join Knowledge Management (KM) subject matter experts and thought leaders from around the world in offering briefings and presentations based on their experiences in adopting and implementing KM practices.
Conference History:
TechNet Cyber 2025, May 6-8, 2025, Baltimore, MD, USA
– Federal Knowledge Management Symposium 2025 (TBC)
5th DoD and Federal Knowledge Management Symposium 2024, June 25-27, 2024, Baltimore, MD, USA
Conference Theme: Real Intelligence: The Knowledge management Path from Data to Decision
(Co-located with AFCEA TechNet Cyber, Jun 25-27)
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DoD and Federal Knowledge Management Symposium (KMWG – by invitation only), Jun 24
Workshops: Knowledge Cafes
Topic n.a.
How to Establish a Knowledge Management Program
Keynotes:
Empowering Efficiency: Achieving Zero-Click Records Management
How to Use Generative AI and Machine Learning to Improve Information Management
Presentations:
Zero Trust Data Pillar Mapping Capabilities
From Bytes to Battles: How Personal Knowledge Management and Generative AI Will Shape the Future of Warfare
Knowledge Management Everyday with Agile and AI
The Decision Ecosystem & KM Core Competencies
KIM from Across the Pond
Customer Service Revolution with Knowledge-Backed Generative AI: Trends and Success Story
Good Log Hygiene: Collecting 100 Percent of Your Logs
One Knowledge Management Officer’s Odyssey to Building KM Buy-in
Adopting Agility in Knowledge & Data Management
Knowledge Management (KM) at the National Science Foundation
Panels:
TECHNOLOGY: Knowledge Management Maturity Assessment Tools – History, Use, and Results at Your Agency
CULTURE: Measuring Learning: Building an Agile Learning Organization
Solutions Showcase:
Practical Impacts to Real World Decisions
4th DoD and Federal Knowledge Management Symposium 2022, April 26-28, 2022, Baltimore, MD, USA
Conference Theme: Knowledge Sharing: Collect, Collaborate, Innovate
(Co-located with AFCEA TechNet Cyber, Apr 26-28)
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Pre-Symposium Workshops:
DOD Joint Knowledge Management Working Group meeting, Apr 25
Knowledge Workshop – Mastering Internal & External Knowledge Transfer, Apr 26
Keynotes:
How Wolves Changed the Course of a River – Storytelling Focused on People, Process, Culture and Not Just Tech
Working to Connect Knowledge, Information Management, and Library Communities
Health and Human Services (CANCELLED)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (becomes: session)
Panels:
Continuity through Employee Transitions: Knowledge Capture and Transfer
Developing Knowledge Management Standards
The Evolution of KM at the IRS
Race for Talent: Developing KM Professionals for the Big Data Environment
Army TRADOC Success Stories: From Knowledge Mobilization to Innovation
Doctrinal Change Request (DCR) (CANCELLED)
Accelerating our Competitive Edge: Leading Business Intelligence Operations by Applying KM & AI (becomes: session)
Sessions:
Human-Centric KM to Build a Cohesive and Resilient Team
Building, Connecting, and Maintaining a Thriving Federal Community of Practice
Enabling Discovery of Legacy Data Using Knowledge Graphs at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Accelerating our Competitive Edge: Leading Business Intelligence Operations by Applying KM and Artificial Intelligence (was: panel)
Knowledge Management Strategy Share Session
NSA’s Knowledge Journey: Movement, Mobilization, and Mindset (title was: Success Story of NSA – KM in an Information Restricted Environment)
Knowledge Management 101 (CANCELLED)
Theater Sessions:
Spilling the Tea – Adopting Business Intelligence for Making Marines
Networking Sessions (2x)
TechNet Cyber Sessions:
Engagement Theater: Data-Driven Knowledge Management Using Power BI (CANCELLEDM might change to Symposium theater session)
(CANCELLED)
DoD and Federal Knowledge Management Symposium 2021, June 8-10, 2021, Baltimore, MD, USA
(Co-located with AFCEA TechNet Cyber, Jun 8-10)
Note: AFCEA TechNet Cyber was re-scheduled to happen virtually on Oct 27-28. The symposium was not co-located.
Conference Program TBD
3rd DoD and Federal Knowledge Management Symposium 2020, December 2, 2020, Baltimore, MD, USA Virtual venue
(Co-located with AFCEA TechNet Cyber, Jun 2-4 Dec 1-3)
Note: The symposium was originally scheduled for June 2-4, 2020
Keynotes:
Empowering Knowledge with NASA Aeronautics (TechNet Cyber & Knowledge Management Crossover Keynote)
Presentations:
Implementing Knowledge-as-a-Service Through the Digital Workplace
Knowledge Management: Past, Present, and Future
Chartering the Course for the Defense Intelligence Enterprise in Artificial Intelligence
Human and Machine Knowledge-Based Project Management
CANCELLED June 2-4 Schedule:
Pre-conference Knowledge Café Table Topics:
Knowledge Management Governance
Knowledge Management Process
Knowledge Management Collaboration
Knowledge Management Metrics
Knowledge Management Job Series
Panels:
Federal Data Strategy (People, Process & Culture Panel)
TRACK Presentations: People, Process & Culture
The Future of Work: Intangibles, Machines, & Cultures of Excellence
How To Create a Knowledge Management Strategy
Advancing Data Discovery through Smart Curation
Crafting Knowledge Management Strategy: Winning Small For Long-Term Success
Eating the Elephant: Establishing Knowledge Management At A Large Agency
Are You Ready For ISO Compliance?
Organizational Change Management
Conversational Leadership: The Future of Knowledge Management?
Information Management & Knowledge Management in the Fleet Marine Force
Knowledge Management, People, Behaviours, Culture, & A Little Technology
TRACK Presentations: Technology & Innovation
Knowledge Management & Innovation at DARPA
Modernizing Records Management in the Federal Government
Human and Machine Knowledge-Based Project Management
Charting the Course for the Defense Intelligence Enterprise in A.I.
DoD Artificial Intelligence
Applying Knowledge Management Principles to NASA’s Approach to Digital Capabilities
Knowledge Management: Past, Present, & Future
Implementing Knowledge-as-a-Service Through the Digital Workplace
The Role of AI in Information Management and Regulatory Compliance
Knowledge Management Career Series Update
TRACK Presentations: Main Track
Knowledge Management Keynote at TechNet Cyber (Kynote)
Knowledge Management at NASA
Knowledge Management at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
KM Symposium Closing Remarks
2nd DoD and Federal Knowledge Management Symposium 2019, May 14-16, 2019, Baltimore, MD, USA
Conference Theme: Knowledge Management: What is the Future?
(Co-located: AFCEA TechNet Cyber (formerly: AFCEA Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium), May 14-16)
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Pre-conference Events:
COCOM Session
Increasing Government Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing with GovLoop
Panels:
The Impact of AI and Future Technologies on a Learning Organization
Training the Knowledge Management Workforce – The Way Ahead
DTIC DOD Research and Engineering (JDR&E) and Federal Labs Consortium (FLC) Panel
Presentations:
Machine Learning: Human and Computer in Knowledge Harmony
Creating a Connected Search Experience (Search Best Practices)
Five Keys to a Federal Digital Transformation – A Way Forward
OPM Knowledge Management Career Series – Status Update
Leveraging Knowledge Management as the Foundation for AI
Moving Towards Digital Government: NARA’s Federal Electronic Modernization Initiative (FERMI)
The Future of Work; What it Means for Records & Information Management
The Human Aspect of AI
Modernizing the Analytics Workflow
Knowledge Management Programs; Aim High, On Target, Be Bold, and Drive Action!
Implementing Knowledge-as-a-Service (KaaS)
Taxonomy and Knowledge Management
The Key to Knowledge Management and Digital Transformation is Not Technology
Data-Driven Knowledge – Skill-Link (Lunch Alternative)
Information and Knowledge Management Transforming Government Services: How Information Management is Altering the Relationship with the Citizen
Knowledge Management and Preservation in Selected Long-Term Activitie
The Knowledge Model and Artificial Intelligence
Becoming an Information-Driven Organization with AI-Powered Search & Analytic
Introduction to Decision Modeling Notation
Thoughtful, Responsible, and Human-Centric Adoption of AI
Collaboration and Innovation in a Time of Knowledge Management & AI Convergence
Reflected Intelligence: AI, Search, and the Disruption of Knowledge Management
The Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Program
Myth Busters: Can AI Really Change Knowledge Management?
IKM in an “Operational” NATO
Transforming Communities of Practice into Storytelling Communities
“Will AI replace Knowledge Management”?
The Challenges and Opportunities of Using AI and Machine Learning Tools in Humanitarian and Crisis Response
Process Automation with Artificial Intelligence
Managing Knowledge in a Defense Science & Technology Research Environment
The Data Rich and Information Poor: Retention, Technology, Metrics, & IG
Keynotes:
IBM’s Knowledge Management Strategy
Unlock your AI potential: Making the Most of Your Data
Knowledge Management at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – A Transformational Journey
1st DoD and Federal Knowledge Management Symposium 2018, May 15-17, 2018, Baltimore, MD, USA
Conference Theme: Global Knowledge Integration: Empowering Decisions
(Co-located: AFCEA Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium, May 15-17)
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Day Themes: Integration, Empowerment, Decision
Pre-conference Events:
Knowledge Management Essentials for Success: “Past, Present and Where Knowledge Management is Going”
The Knowledge Management Annex Workshop: Determining The Formula for a Successful Knowledge Management Annex (closed session)
Storytelling as a Knowledge Management Methodology
Learning and Leveraging Knowledge Management Victories (closed session)
Identifying and Documenting Critical Knowledge
KM Summit Working Groups: Out-briefs from DOD Strategy, Cyber Workforce Framework, and Knowledge Management Training (closed session)
Knowledge Café Table Topics:
Standing up a Knowledge Management Program
The Role of Technology in Knowledge Management
Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning
Creating Excitement About Your Knowledge Management Program
Knowledge Management, Succession Planning and Legacy Building
Communities of Practice, Knowledge Centers, or Centers of Excellence
Panels:
An Academic View of Knowledge Management, Information Management, Data Management, Document/Records Management and Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Knowledge Management Maturity Model (KM Readiness)
Knowledge Management in a Coalition Environment
Military Service’s Perspective on Knowledge Management
Combatant Command’s Perspective on Knowledge Management
DOD and Federal Knowledge Management Training Standards
Document Management Discussion Straight From the Experts
Global Knowledge Integration: Who Contributes to the Knowledge and Information Enterprise?
Empowering Decisions: How Can the Decision Maker Be Better Informed?
Knowledge Management in the Cybersecurity Workforce
Presentations:
The Workspace of the Future: What It Means for Knowledge Management and You!
Using American Productivity and Quality Center’s (APQC) Process Classification Framework and MosaiQ Demonstration
Excellent Knowledge Work as a Strategic Imperative
Searching for Intelligent Knowledge Management in Space: Insights from NASA
Strategic Planning for Knowledge Management
Turbocharging CRM with Knowledge Management to Drive Better Customer Experience
Use of Knowledge Management in Disaster Response to Save Lives and Property
Using Knowledge Management in Real World Military Emergencies/Contingencies
Engaged Customer Strategy: Your Road Map to Success in 2030
Knowledge Management Everyday: Tools and Methodologies
Agile Knowledge Management
Getting to Decisions and Action: What are the Knowledge and Information Enterprise Challenges?
Federal Knowledge Management Community Overview
Customer Relationship Management and Knowledge Management Proving the Productivity Impact of CRM
Knowledge-centered Service
Where Does the Knowledge and Information Enterprise Go From Here?
The Art of Doable: How Do We Support Informed Decisions and Decisive Action? (Symposium Conclusion)
Keynotes:
Knowledge Management Today at Amazon.com
DoD Joint Knowledge Management Summit 2017, November 7-9, 2017, Fort Meade, MD, USA
Conference Theme: Standardizing Knowledge Management Throughout the DoD
(Co-hosts: DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO); DoD Joint Staff)
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Opening Discussion
Working groups: Standardizing Knowledge Management for the DoD
Training WG – Creating a unified knowledge management training program for the DOD
Strategy WG – Revising DOD knowledge management strategy, policy and doctrine
Cyber Workforce Framework WG – Assessing the effect of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Cyber Workforce Framework on knowledge management practitioners
Working groups’ summaries and recommendations for the DOD CIO for Information Enterprise