Presidential Updates

OSAC's PCAST Response

• Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) Firearms and Toolmarks Subcommittee Response to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Call for Additional References Regarding its Report "Forensic Science in Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientific Validity of Feature-Comparison Methods"
• Organization of Scientific Area Committees Friction Ridge Subcommittee Response to Call for Additional References Regarding: President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT Forensic Science in Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientific Validity of Feature-Comparison Methods
• Response to PCAST Call for Additional References from OSAC Materials Subcommittee

National Commission On Forensic Science Documents

• President's Presentation to NCFS April 11, 2017
• Views of the Commission (Accreditation of Forensic Science Certification Bodies)
• Views of the Commission (Certification of Forensic Science Practitioners)
• Recommendation to the Attorney General (Proficiency Testing)
• Recommendation to the Attorney (General Documentation, Case Record and Report Contents)
• Recommendation to the Attorney General (Formation of a National Office for Medicolegal Death Investigation)

Other News

• CFSO Newsletter Special Budget July 2020
• CFSO March 2020 Newsletter (FLN-TWG) March 18, 2020
• CFSO January 2020 Newsletter (FLN-TWG)  January 8, 2020
• CFSO October 2019 Newsletter (FLN-TWG)  October 15, 2019
• CFSO September 2019 Newsletter (FLN-TWG)  September 15, 2019
• CFSO applauds the Department of Justice for creation of Forensic Laboratory Needs Technology Working Group (FLN-TWG)  June 1, 2018
• Deputy Attorney General announcement at IAI Conference in Atlanta  August 7, 2017
• IAI DOJ Public Comment on Advancing Forensic Science  June 1, 2017
• Forensic Service Providers Support Attorney General Sessions Forensic Initiative  April 14, 2017
• Comments on the PCAST Report from the IAI FW /TT Science and Practice Subcommittee  February 24, 2017
• IAI Position Statement on Conclusions, Qualified Opinions, and Probability Modeling February 5, 2017
• Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE) PCAST Response  October 31, 2016
• IAI PCAST Response
• ATF PCAST Response  September 21, 2016
• PCAST Report Forensic Science in Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientific Validity of Feature-Comparison Methods