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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its database of chemical fingerprints, called mass spectra, that are used to identify
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science has placed two new standards covering the interpretation of DNA evidence on its
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science’s Friction Ridge Subcommittee has developed a friction ridge examination process map
In the palm of his hand, Thomas Brian Renegar held two small metal objects that had changed the course of history. Twisted pieces of copper and lead, they were
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science has added the first interdisciplinary training standard to its registry of approved
Large quantities of the synthetic drug fentanyl flow into the country at ports of entry along the Southwest border, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency. As
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Today, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) i s excited to announce two Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) documents have been
This Bulletin provides an update on forensic science standards moving through the development process at Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), and those
Two New Standards Placed on OSAC Registry The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) is excited to announce the Forensic Science
This Bulletin provides an update on forensic science standards that are moving through the development process at Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), and
This Bulletin provides an update on forensic science standards that are moving through the development process at Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), and
This Bulletin provides an update on forensic science standards that are moving through the development process at Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), and
This Bulletin provides an update on forensic science standards that are moving through the development process at Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), and
One of the nation’s leading crime laboratories, the Houston Forensic Science Center (HFSC), has announced that it will voluntarily adopt standards approved by
This Bulletin provides an update on forensic science standards that are moving through the development process at Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), and
This Bulletinprovides an update on forensic science standards that are moving through the development process at Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), and
NIST has published Draft NISTIR 8225, Scientific Foundation Reviews. This publication describes NIST’s approach to conducting scientific foundation reviews
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science has released its 2018 Annual Report. OSAC continues to make steady progress toward
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) has approved three new standards for inclusion on the OSAC Registry. This registry
DRAFT Guidance on Testing the Performance of Forensic Examiners
The Human Factors Committee (HFC) of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for
Accurately detecting, locating and quantifying leaks of methane, the main component of natural gas and a major fuel source worldwide, is critically important
Fentanyl, the synthetic drug that is driving a nationwide overdose epidemic, is not only a killer. It’s also a shape shifter. Illicit chemists are constantly
On February 14, 1929, gunmen working for Al Capone disguised themselves as police officers, entered the warehouse of a competing gang, and shot seven of their