OSAC, administered by NIST and part of NIST's Forensic Science Program, was created in 2014 to address a lack of discipline-specific forensic science standards.

The OSAC Registry is a repository of selected published and proposed standards for forensic science. These documents contain minimum requirements, best practices, standard protocols, …

Jun 20, 2017 · Following our core principles of balance, consensus, harmonization, and openness, these experts work together to facilitate the development of scientifically sound …

Aug 30, 2018 · OSAC encourages the forensic science community to implement the published and proposed standards on the OSAC Registry to help advance and improve the practice of …

Jul 11, 2014 · OSAC's scientific area committees (SACs) manage the activities and priorities of the discipline-specific subcommittees and foster collaboration and harmonization across all …

Nov 29, 2023 · Today, OSAC has over 800 combined members and affiliates representing forensic science practitioners, laboratory managers, academic researchers, measurement …

Jul 28, 2022 · Explore this OSAC webpage to learn more about the strategies, resources, and other tools forensic science service providers can use to help them implement the standards …

Jan 20, 2022 · OSAC Registry Implementers ... 270+ forensic science service providers (FSSPs) have implemented standards on the OSAC Registry. Thank you to all who participated in …

Jun 19, 2014 · Facilitate the promulgation of standards that will support the development of quality benchmarks and enhance consistency across the forensic science community. Discuss and …

Sep 29, 2020 · The changes to OSAC’s structure and processes, which are detailed below, will enable OSAC to make high-quality, science-based standards available to forensic laboratories …