Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

Provide your input! Check out the SDO published standard (for biology/DNA) and OSAC Proposed Standard (for trace materials) being considered for the OSAC Registry and the 30+ other forensic science standards currently open for comment at the Academy Standards Board (ASB), ASTM International, Facial Identification Scientific Working Group - FISWG and Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE): https://lnkd.in/eiU54ThV #ForensicOSAC #ForensicScience #Forensics #Standards  

OSAC's May Standards Bulletin is now available! We've added four standards (two SDO published and two OSAC Proposed Standards) to the Registry this month! Provide your input on two standards (in the areas of biology/DNA and trace materials) being considered for the Registry and on 30+ other forensic science standards open for comment at the Academy Standards Board (ASB), ASTM International, Facial Identification Scientific Working Group - FISWG and the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE). Also read about OSAC's upcoming 2024 Open Enrollment Period and how your organization can participate and make an impact. Check out where OSAC has recently been "Out and About", upcoming events, and more: https://lnkd.in/e4RuUf_n #ForensicOSAC #ForensicScience #Forensics #Standards

As part of the Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers "Brunch & Learn" webinar series, OSAC Program Office staff and two OSAC Registry implementers, Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory Division and Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division, provided updates and shared experiences related to standards implementation efforts. Learn more about standards implementation and join the 150+ organizations who have already started on the journey: https://lnkd.in/guxh9eGi

OSAC Out & About: Today, JP Jones, OSAC Program Manager, and Jeff Kukucka, Associate Professor of Psychology at Towson University and OSAC member, presented “What every lawyer should know about forensic standards, and fighting the dark force of cognitive bias,” during the American Bar Association Science & Technology Law Section’s Spring Meeting in Bethesda, MD: https://lnkd.in/gww4Je7F #ForensicOSAC #ForensicScience #Forensics #Standards

We've made some changes to the OSAC Standards Bulletin! Along with providing a monthly update on the forensic science standards moving through the OSAC Registry and standards development processes, it now contains implementation insights, OSAC news and upcoming events, and other standards-related information.  Check out the nine standards (seven published and two OSAC Proposed Standards) that have been added to the Registry this month. Learn about the 2024 OSAC Registry Open Enrollment period and the implementation impacts we've seen throughout 2023.  Provide your input on one published and two OSAC Proposed Standards being considered for the Registry and on 19 other standards open for comment at the Academy Standards Board (ASB), ASTM International, Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE) and Facial Identification Scientific Working Group - FISWG: https://lnkd.in/em86Z-99 #ForensicOSAC #ForensicScience #Forensics #Standards  

Our colleagues at NIST are looking for a Research Chemist to work on drug research projects relevant to the public health and forensic chemistry communities. Want to join their team? Apply by April 8: https://lnkd.in/gZiWd-tT #NIST #ForensicScience #Forensics

Congratulations to the Maryland State Police Forensic Service Division on their recent accomplishment of implementing 44 standards on the OSAC Registry! Learn more about their implementation journey in this news release: https://lnkd.in/gCUKtT-v #ForensicOSAC #ForensicScience #Forensics #Standards

WEBINAR: Standards implementation: Strategies and Technologies for Success. On March 29, hear from OSAC members and OSAC Registry Implementers as they share information that can help your organization with standards implementation: https://lnkd.in/gt4MYpzp #ForensicOSAC #ForensicScience #Forensics #Standards

NOW AVAILABLE: Winter edition of the OSAC Newsletter and 2023 Annual Report. In this newsletter, check out the latest OSAC news and updates related to the Registry and standards implementation efforts. Also read about OSAC's activities and accomplishments during 2023, upcoming events, and other relevant forensic science-related information: https://lnkd.in/eUx-Q4QB #ForensicOSAC #ForensicScience #Forensics #Standards

Check out the latest OSAC Standards Bulletin! Provide your input on three OSAC Proposed Standards being considered for the Registry and on four other standards open for comment at the Academy Standards Board (ASB) and ASTM International. Also check out nine published standards in the areas of biology/DNA, friction ridge, tool marks, and veterinary forensics: https://lnkd.in/dnzHQAcq #ForensicOSAC #ForensicScience #Forensics #Standards