NIJ/ICF Study of Familial DNA Searching National Survey of CODIS Laboratories
As part of the Study of Familial DNA Searching Policies and Practices funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NIJ), ICF International (ICF) has recently launched a...
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Source: Victor W. Weedn, MD, JD, AAFS President Coverdell legislation will require both re-authorization and appropriation. As has become routine, the President’s budget did not include Coverdell...
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June 2015 President’s Message
As I look back at the past few months, there have been an unusual number of issues in forensic science which have garnered media attention including a series of articles on bitemark evidence, a study...
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LEGISLATION Source: Victor W. Weedn, MD, JD, AAFS 2015-16 President At the end of May, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations approved a $54.1 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2016...
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Please be aware that National DNA Index System (NDIS) -participating laboratories should have received a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) bulletin on March 14,...
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National Commission on Forensic Science
Source: C. Ken Williams, MS, JD, Criminalistics Section Board of Directors Representative The Department of Justice extended an invitation to the AAFS to attend the 13th Meeting of the National...
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In Memoriam: Noelle Umback
Sources: Marie M. Samples, MS, and Desirée A. Reid, BS Noelle J. Umback, PhDDecember 20, 1969 – February 15, 2020 The excitement of the recent AAFS meeting in Anaheim was tempered by the news that...
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