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...................................2  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................3  \nU.S. STANDARDS SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................4  \nNEED FOR FORENSIC SCIENCE STANDARDS/OSAC..........................................................................................4  \nNIST FORENSIC SCIENCE PROGRAM OVERVIEW .............................................................................................6  \nEARLY OSAC: MISSION, STRUCTURE, AND MEMBERSHIP ...............................................................................7  \nCURRENT OSAC: MISSION, STRUCTURE, MEMBERSHIP, AND FUNDING ........................................................9  \nOSAC’S ROLE ................................................................................................................................................. 12  \nOSAC REGISTRY............................................................................................................................................. 12  \nOSAC REGISTRY IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................................................................. 16  \nOTHER WORK PRODUCTS............................................................................................................................. 20  \nCONCLUSION................................................................................................................................................ 22  \nREFERENCES ................................................................................................................................................. 22  \nRELEVANT WEBSITES .................................................................................................................................... 22  \nFIGURES ........................................................................................................................................................ 24  \nNIST Disclaimers: Certain commercial entities are identified to specify experimental procedures as completely as possible. In no case does such identification imply a recommendation or endorsement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, nor does it imply that any of the entities identified are necessarily the best available for the purpose.  \nKey Points/Objectives:  \n• Administered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)  \n• OSAC was created in 2014 to address a lack of discipline-specific forensic science standards.  \n• OSAC members and affiliates work in forensic laboratories and other institutions around the country and have expertise in 22 forensic disciplines, scientific research, measurement science, statistics, law, and policy.  \n• OSAC:  \no Drafts proposed standards and sends them to standards developing organizations (SDOs), which further develop and publish them;  \no Evaluates and approves standards for the OSAC Registry; and,  \no Promotes the use of OSAC endorsed standards throughout the forensic science community.  \nEncyclopedia of Forensic Sciences, Third Edition  \nORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC AREA COMMITTEES (OSAC) FOR FORENSIC SCIENCE  \nAuthor and Co-author Contact Information  \nJohn Paul Jones II  \nNIST 100 Bureau Drive, MS 6020, Gaithersburg, MD 20899  \n[j](john.jones@nist.gov)[ohn.jones@nist.gov](john.jones@nist.gov)  \nORCID:  0000-0002-3258-0770  \nCo-Author(s) Name  \nAllison Getz  \nNIST 100 Bureau Drive, MS 6020, Gaithersburg, MD 20899  \n[allison.getz@nist.gov](allison.getz@nist.gov)  \nORCID: 0000-0002-0648-9463  \nCo-Author(s) Name  \nDonna Sirk  \nNIST 100 Bureau Drive, MS 6020, Gaithersburg, MD 20899  \n[donna.sirk@nist.gov](donna.sirk@nist.gov)  \nORCID: 0000-0002-9844-6670  \nAbstract  \nThe National Institute of Sta","cbCainPRyb76ai7X","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainPRyb76ai7X","pdf",844343,24,"English","# Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science\n## Executive Summary/Introduction\n## U.S. Standards System\n## Need for Forensic Science Standards/OSAC\n## NIST Forensic Science Program Overview\n## Early OSAC: Mission, Structure, and Membership\n## Current OSAC: Mission, Structure, Membership, and Funding\n## OSAC’s Role\n## OSAC Registry\n## OSAC Registry Implementation\n## Other Work Products\n## Conclusion\n## References\n## Relevant Websites\n## Figures","[{\"question\":\"What problem did NIST aim to solve by creating OSAC for Forensic Science in 2014?\",\"answer\":\"NIST created OSAC to address a lack of discipline-specific forensic science standards.\"},{\"question\":\"What is OSAC’s mission?\",\"answer\":\"OSAC’s mission is to strengthen the nation’s use of forensic science by facilitating technically sound standards and guidelines and encouraging their use across the forensic science community.\"},{\"question\":\"How does OSAC develop and evaluate forensic science standards?\",\"answer\":\"OSAC drafts and evaluates standards through a transparent, consensus-based process that enables participation by all stakeholders.\"}]","Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science - Encyclopedia Abstract | PDF",1791016382]