For Immediate Release
October 29, 2008
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Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
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RCFL
Awarded Accreditation
The American
Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation
Board (ASCLD/LAB)-International Program accredited the Intermountain
West Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (IWRCFL) in digital
evidence—the 71st laboratory in the world to achieve this
goal, and the first Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory
to earn international accreditation.
The IWRCFL
is part of the Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (RCFL)
Program, a national network of 16 digital forensics laboratories
and training centers selected, funded, and administered by
the FBI's Operational Technology Division (OTD). Each RCFL
is devoted entirely to the examination of digital evidence
in support of criminal investigations. The IWRCFL is managed
by a coalition of federal, state, and local law enforcement
organizations including the FBI's Salt Lake City Division;
Utah Department of Public Safety; Utah Office of the Attorney
General; Salt Lake City Police Department; West Valley City
Police Department; Salt Lake City County Sheriff's Office;
Weber County Sheriff's Office; Davis County Sheriff's Office;
Ada County Sheriff's Office (Boise, Idaho); Billings (Montana)
Police Department; and the United States Attorney Office (District
of Utah).
The RCFL
Program is part of the FBI's OTD headed by Assistant Director
Marcus C. Thomas, who said, "The FBI is committed to
providing the highest quality forensics examinations to the
law enforcement and intelligence communities. This accreditation
reinforces our standing as the nation's preeminent digital
forensics laboratory network. Congratulations go to the IWRCFL
staff for a job well done."
According
to ASCLD-LAB's website, accreditation is part of a laboratory's
quality assurance program which should also include proficiency
testing, continuing education, customer liaison, and other
programs to help the laboratory provide more effective overall
service. The accreditation process is an intensive assessment
which evaluates the qualifications of all laboratory personnel;
the laboratory's operational and technical policies, practices,
and procedures; and the laboratory's quality management system.
The IWRCFL met all aspects of the requirements for international
accreditation.
For more
information about the RCFL Program, visit www.rcfl.gov.
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