1. Why Attain Accrediation?
Rhesa G. Gilliland, Assistant Laboratory Director
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2. Forensic Laboratory Services (FLS)
FLS has 20 DEU laboratories to date.
All one analyst locations throughout the U.S.
All accredited as of
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3. Background
Laboratory Director of a ISO accredited Digital Evidence Laboratory for 6+ years
Directly involved in three rounds of ISO accreditations of the Computer Forensic area
Involved with Digital Evidence since 1997
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4. Reasons Outside Body with trained assessors conduct the assessment
Provides validation of the work performed meets industry standards
Goal is to improve quality through constant review
Documentation exists to prove what you do
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5. Issues Don’t just start writing policy Figure out a few processes
Technical reviews and Admin reviews
Documentation
Electronic
Paper
Where do you keep it?
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6. Arguments Explain why over and over and over again
Why are we doing this?
We were fine before!
This is taking me away from my casework!
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7. Questions?
Rhesa G. Gilliland Assistant Laboratory Director USPIS Forensic Laboratory Services Randolph Drive, Dulles, VA W – C –
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