Training & Resources

Articles

• OSAC Registry Implementation: A How-to Guide. This document, created by OSAC’s FSSB Quality Task Group, describes various pathways, along with specific examples, on how to implement standards on the OSAC Registry.
• Overcoming Implementation Misconceptions. This article shares some common misconceptions about implementation and provides solutions in the context of actual OSAC Registry Implementers. 
• Have questions about the difference between “full” and “partial” standards implementation? Hear from six FSSPs as they share their definitions of full versus partial implementation. 
• Hear What Implementers Are Telling Us About the Benefits of Implementing Standards on the OSAC Registry. This series of communications from the OSAC Program Office features observations from the perspective of our colleagues about they benefits they've experienced from implementing standards on the OSAC Registry. Hear from Jeremy Triplett (Kentucky State Police) and Eva M. L. King (Wisconsin State Crime Laboratories) about the virtues of implementing standards. 

Webinars

• We Did It! You Can Too! An Inside Perspective to Implementing Standards on the OSAC Registry (January 30, 2024). OSAC, the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), and the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE) hosted this webinar where presenters and panelists shared their perspectives on standards implementation, focusing on topics such as planning, staff education, how to conduct a gap analysis, and more.
• Standards Implementation: Strategies and Technologies for Success (March 29, 2024). During this webinar, hear from OSAC members and OSAC Registry Implementers as they share strategies for the implementation of standards. 

Workflows

• Ideagen (formerly Qualtrax): OSAC Registry Standards Review Workflow.

Resources

• As part of NIST’s cooperative agreement with AAFS, standards factsheets and checklists are available to support standards implementation.
  • Factsheets provide a concise summary of standards on the OSAC Registry and are intended to facilitate broader understanding. They highlight the purpose of a standard, why it is needed, and the benefits of implementation.
  • Checklists are a tool that can be used to perform a gap analysis and provide FSSPs with a way to evaluate the level of implementation and/or audit conformance.