1. NIST OSAC - Quality Infrastructure Committee
Kris Cano, Forensic Laboratory Manager
Vice Chair
Scottsdale Police Department Crime Laboratory
NIST OSAC - Quality Infrastructure Committee
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2. THE QIC – Who are we and what do we do?1
THE QIC – Who are we and what do we do?
We provide input, impact, and interaction……

3. 15 QIC Members ASCLD Members (Laboratory Directors):
Chair – Karen Reczek, NIST
Vice Chair – Kris Cano, Scottsdale Police Department
Executive Secretary – Jason Bond, Indiana State Police
ASCLD Members (Laboratory Directors):
Timothy Kupferschmid, NY OCME
*Bruce Houlihan, Orange County Sheriff-Coroner
Arlene Hall, Illinois State Police
Matthew Gamette, Idaho State Police
Kris Cano, Scottsdale Police
15 QIC Members
Karin Athanas, A2LA
Fran Scrotter, ANSI
Keith Greenaway, ANSI-ASQ
Pam Bordner, ASCLD/LAB
Deborah Friedman, Broward Co. Sheriff’s Office
Barbara Andree, ATF
Sally Aiken, MD, Spokane County
Alice Isenberg, PhD, FBI

4. QIC Liaisons
Each SAC and all subcommittees have been assigned a member of the QIC to serve as a liaison. This liaison will be the point of contact to provide guidance on the standard development process or other quality related issues. This will also ensure consistent communication with the SACs.

5. Biology/DNA – Alice Isenberg
5 QIC Liaisons
Biology/DNA – Alice Isenberg
Chemistry/Instrumental Analysis – Deborah Friedman
Physics/Pattern Interpretation – Karin Athanas
Crime Scene/Death Investigation – Sally Aiken
Digital/Multimedia – Kris Cano

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Task Groups
Developed to tackle needs identified by the SACs, Subcommittees, Resource Committees, and the FSSB

7. Catalog Maintenance – Chair – Karen Reczek
Update and maintain a catalog of standards, including those identified by the SACs, and develop a process to address new standards, overlapping standards, and standards not addressed by the SAC.
Pending - Dependent on responses from the subcommittees.

8. Guidance and FAQ Task Group – Chair, Arlene Hall
Organize questions into a spreadsheet, maintain responses, and develop a list of questions from the subcommittees and SACs to distribute as a guidance document. Completed – Waiting approval from FSSB for OSAC distribution

9. Impact Assessment – Chair, Tim Kupferschmid
Develop a checklist with factors that could potentially impact a laboratory and determine criteria for developing an impact statement for a standard. Completed – Checklist has been developed; however, no standards have been vetted.

10. Medical Examiner Accreditation – Chair, Sally Aiken
Compare accreditation checklists for NAME, IAC&ME and determine the suitability of applying laboratory accreditation standards. Completed – shared with death investigation subcommittee and FSSB

11. Terminology - Chair, Matthew Gamette
Develop a universal definition list by compiling existing terms in standards, such as ISO/IEC and ISO Pending – draft document is circulating within the QIC.

12. Standards Processes and Procedures – Chair, Barbara Andree
Provide checklists and procedures for the Registry approval process and for standards development. Pending – 4 checklists have been developed that are pending FSSB approval.

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What’s next?
More guidance documents, and testing the system…..

14. SPEAK FOR ITSELF ISO Documents
The QIC will be testing the system using ISO documents once the checklists are available!

15. Questions? Kris Cano (480) 312-5107 kcano@scottsdaleaz.gov
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