Press Releases

Please review the following press releases pertaining to the National RCFL program, as well as RCFL programs in different cities around the country:

National RCFL Program

4/28/08: Press Release FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III today announced that Los Angeles, California and Albuquerque, New Mexico were selected as the host sites for two new FBI-sponsored Regional Computer Forensics Laboratories (RCFLs)... With the addition of these facilities, the number of RCFLs will increase to 16 nationwide...
02/23/07: Press Release FBI RECOGNIZES PRESIDENTIAL RANK AWARD RECIPIENTS Washington, D.C. – In a ceremony today at FBI Headquarters, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, and FBI Executive Assistant Director Donald Packham of the Human Resources Branch recognized t he recipients of the 2006 Presidential Rank Awards. These awards are given to a very select group of career civil service employees each year and are conferred by the President of the United States and are divided into two categories: the Distinguished Rank Award, awarded for extraordinary results, and the Meritorious Rank Award, given for sustained accomplishment...
3/31/05: Press Release The FBI is poised to expand the country's premier computer forensics laboratory network starting in May, according to Assistant Director Kerry E. Haynes, Operational Technology Division. Additional Regional Computer Forensic Laboratories (RCFLs) are scheduled to open in Portland, Oregon; Salt Lake City, Utah; Buffalo, New York, and; Denver, Colorado by early summer...
3/16/05: Press Release The FBI's Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (RCFL) initiative was chosen as one of the "Top 50" programs in the 2005 Innovations in American Government Awards competition. Over 1,000 government organizations submitted applications to the annual competition-now in its 18th year...
4/01/04: Press Release Announcing Computer Forensics Advisory Board The FBI today announced the successful launch of the National Steering Committee (NSC), an inter-governmental advisory board that provides advice and recommendations to the FBI leadership on a range of issues surrounding the Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory (RCFL) program ...
10/08/03: FBI Director Mueller Announces Five New Computer Forensic Laboratories FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III today announced that five additional Regional Computer Forensic Laboratories (RCFLs) in Buffalo, NY, Houston, TX, Newark (Trenton), NJ, Portland, OR and Salt Lake City, UT will join the program, more than doubling the number of these facilities nationwide. RCFLs are highly specialized laboratories that provide forensic examinations of digital media, such as computers, in support of an investigation and/or prosecution of a federal, state or local crime ...
4/20/02: Press Release FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III today announced the selection of sites for three regional computer forensic laboratories (RCFLs) in Kansas City, Chicago, and the San Francisco Bay Area ...
11/14/00: Press Release As part of an ongoing effort to combat the escalation of computer-related crimes, FBI Director Louis J. Freeh today officially announced the opening of the first multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional entity responsible for acquiring, archiving, and analyzing digital evidence in support of criminal investigations...

Greater Houston

07/15/08: Press Release NEW DIGITAL FORENSICS LABORATORY OPENS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS - Andrew R. Bland, III, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Houston office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the opening of a new state of the art digital forensics laboratory which will better serve the region’s law enforcement community. This one-stop, full service forensics laboratory is the new home of the Greater Houston Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (GHRCFL). The GHRCFL is devoted entirely to the examination of digital evidence in support of local, state, and federal criminal investigations. ...

Heart of America

1/22/08: Press Release Kansas City Office, Ceremony Scheduled for January 23, 2008. The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) accredited the Heart of America Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (HARCFL) in both digital and multi-media evidence—the ninth laboratory in the nation to earn this distinction...
1/22/08: Press Release Heart of America Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory to Receive Important Accreditation. Ceremony Scheduled for January 23, 2008. The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) accredited the Heart of America Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (HARCFL) in both digital and multi-media evidence—the ninth laboratory in the nation to earn this distinction....
Investigator's May Now Review Digital Evidence at Their Desk Digital evidence is now involved in almost all criminal investigations. From property crimes to homicides, identity theft to white collar fraud, more and more cases are being solved by reviewing a subject's computer, laptop, cell phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), etc. As a result, many investigators need the ability to conduct an expedited review of their digital evidence to foster and promote their ongoing cases. To fill this investigative need, the Heart of America Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory (HARCFL), its participating agencies, and the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (Midwest HIDTA) have combined resources and are utilizing technology to its fullest to allow investigators to review digital evidence at their desktops!

Intermountain West RCFL

10/29/08: FBI Press Release 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...
07/06/05: FBI Press Release On July 6, 2005, law enforcement agencies based in Utah, Idaho, and Montana will gain access to one of the most sophisticated digital forensic laboratories and training centers in the country. Named the Intermountain West Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (IWRCFL) by participating agencies, this one-stop, full service forensics laboratory is devoted entirely to the examination of digital evidence in support of local, state, and federal criminal investigations ...

Miami Valley RCFL

5/4/09: Press Release Kettering Attorney/Girls Basketball Coach Arrested on Transfer of Obscene Images to Minors Charges... Marc Norman Greenberg, age 32 of Centerville, Ohio, was arrested without incident this morning at his law office in Kettering by FBI agents. Greenberg has been charged in a federal complaint filed at the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Dayton, with 12 counts of violating Title 18, U.S. Code Section 1470 (Obscenity).

Orange County

06/16/2008: FBI Press Release GROWING CYBER CRIME IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LEADS TO DOJ-APPROVED FUNDING OF NEW REGIONAL COMPUTER FORENSICS LABORATORY IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA - Earlier this year, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III announced from Washington, D.C. that the Los Angeles Field Office territory; specifically, Orange County, would be one of two sites selected to host a new FBI-sponsored Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory RCFL. The second designated site is Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Philadelphia RCFL

04/07/09: Press Release FBI's Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory Network Increases Number of Accredited Labs - Philadelphia Becomes the Ninth RCFL to Receive Accreditation. The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) accredited the Philadelphia Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (PHRCFL) in digital and multi media evidence—the 35th laboratory to achieve this goal, and the ninth RCFL to earn this accreditation.

Rocky Mountain RCFL

5/22/08: Press Release WASHINGTON – The FBI today announced that two of its Regional Computer Forensics Laboratories (RCFLs) have been accredited by the country’s leading authority on crime laboratories in the discipline of digital evidence. The San Diego and Rocky Mountain RCFLs become the latest among the RCFLs to attain accreditation by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB), raising the number of ASCLD/LAB-accredited RCFLs to six. To date, ASCLD/LAB has awarded 31 digital forensics laboratories in the country with this distinction...
01/18/06: Press Release Kerry E. Haynes, Assistant Director of the FBI's Operational Technology Division (OTD), joined with the heads of several Denver area law enforcement agencies today to commemorate the opening of the Rocky Mountain Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (RMRCFL) in Centennial, Colorado. The RMRCFL is the tenth laboratory to join a national network of FBI-affiliated digital evidence facilities...

San Diego RCFL

5/22/08: Press Release WASHINGTON – The FBI today announced that two of its Regional Computer Forensics Laboratories (RCFLs) have been accredited by the country’s leading authority on crime laboratories in the discipline of digital evidence. The San Diego and Rocky Mountain RCFLs become the latest among the RCFLs to attain accreditation by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB), raising the number of ASCLD/LAB-accredited RCFLs to six. To date, ASCLD/LAB has awarded 31 digital forensics laboratories in the country with this distinction...

Silicon Valley RCFL

01/05/05: Press Release Mark J. Mershon, Special Agent in Charge of the San Francisco Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announces that there will be a press conference on Thursday, January 6, 2005 at 11:00AM, to inaugurate the Silicon Valley Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (SVRCFL) ...

Western New York RCFL

06/19/2008: Press Release Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey recognized 250 Department employees for their distinguished public service today at the 56th Annual Attorney General Awards Ceremony... The William French Smith Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cooperative Law Enforcement is an honorary award granted to recognize state and local law enforcement officials who have made significant contributions to cooperative law enforcement endeavors. This year’s award is presented to John R. Chella, Commissioner Niagara Falls, N.Y. Police Department; John C. Askey, Chief of Police Amherst, Mass. Police Department; Timothy B. Howard, Sheriff Erie County, N.Y.; and Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General State of New York, for their formation and implementation of the Western New York Regional Computer Forensic Lab.

8/31/06: Press Release The FBI’s Operational Technology Division (OTD) in partnership with the FBI’s Buffalo Division, Erie County Central Police Services, and several other local law enforcement agencies, commemorated the opening of the Western New York Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (WNYRCFL) in Buffalo. The WNYRCFL is the 12 th laboratory to join the RCFL national network—providing digital forensics expertise and training to law enforcement agencies throughout 17 counties in Western New York. With the opening of the WNYRCFL, the RCFL program is now available to approximately 3,600 law enforcement agencies in 15 states...

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