The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking public input on a potential new organizational structure for the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science. NIST and the Department of Justice (DOJ) formed OSAC in 2014 to strengthen the nation’s use of forensic science by facilitating the development of technically sound forensic science standards and by promoting the adoption of those standards by the forensic science community.
The era of DNA testing kits and massive amounts of information on the internet and TV has made genealogy a popular hobby, but local fans say it has been an addictive one for a long time.