Summary of new Database QAS revisions effective 9-1-2011
Summary of new Database QAS revisions effective 9-1-2011
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The FBI Director has issued revisions to the Quality Assurance Standards for DNA Databasing Laboratories. These minor revisions will provide states with additional flexibility in data processing, analysis and technical review.
The Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM) is drafting revisions to the QAS Audit Documents. Once these revisions are reviewed and approved they will be distributed to the DNA community.
All revisions will take effect September 1, 2011.
To assist in your review, revisions to the Quality Assurance Standards for DNA Databasing Laboratories have been made to the following sections:
Effective Date September 1, 2011
Definitions | Analyst (addition of words ‘or contract employee’) |
Definitions | Contract Employee (NEW) |
Definitions | Laboratory Support Personnel (addition of words ‘or contract employees’) |
Definitions | On-Site Visit (additional detail on who can perform on-site visit) |
Definitions | Outsourcing (added “when applicable” to mirror Forensic QAS) |
Definitions | Technical Reviewer (addition of words ‘or contract employee’) |
Definitions | Technician (addition of words ‘or contract employee’) |
Standard | 5.2.3.2.7 (NEW) |
Standard | 5.4 (addition of words ‘or contract employee’) |
Standard | 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2 and 5.5.3 (NEW) |
Standard | 5.6 and 5.7 (renumbered) |
Standard | 10.2.1.4 and 10.4.1.4 (added comma) |
Standard | 15.1 and 15.2 (clarifies qualifications of audit team) |
Standard | 17.3 (deleted words ‘or to search in’) |
Standard | 17.4.3, 17.4.3.2 and 17.4.3.3.1 (Clarification that an on-site visit is not required when only technical review services are being provided and to allow a technical leader to accept an on-site visit conducted by a qualified analyst from an NDIS participating laboratory or designated FBI personnel) |
Standard | 17.6 and 17.7(NEW) |
Standard | 17.7.1 (clarification of technical review elements) |
Standard | 17.7.2 (reference to “an” NDIS participating laboratory) |