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OSAC at AAFS 2024, February 19 - 23, 2024.
	NIST News Spotlight: Forensics Videos and App for Collecting Trace Evidence, January 8, 2024.2023

OSAC Releases a Refreshed Lexicon for the Forensic Sciences, November 7, 2023.
	OSAC Expands Outreach to Non-Traditional Forensic Science Service Providers, July 28, 2023.
	NIST & OSAC at IAI 2023, July 27, 2023.
	Call for Nominations: 2023 Sharon B. Nakich Award, July 26, 2023.
	Tracking Implementation of Standards on the OSAC Registry - Open Enrollment Initiative, July 18, 2023.
	OSAC's Fire & Explosion Investigation Subcommittee Develops Process Map, March 15, 2023.
	OSAC at AAFS 2023, February 13-18, 2023.2022

OSAC's Seized Drugs Subcommittee Develops Process Map, November 30, 2022.
	New Forensic Toxicology Standard for the Testing of Blood in Impaired Driving Investigations Added to the OSAC Registry, September 29, 2022.
	Two New Forensic Firearm Examination Standards Added to the OSAC Registry of Approved Standards, August 8, 2022.
	Call for Nominations: 2022 Sharon B. Nakich Award, August 4, 2022.
	OSAC's Footwear & Tire Subcommittee Develops Process Map, June 9, 2022.
	OSAC's Human Forensic Biology Subcommittee Develops DNA Analysis Process Map, May 5, 2022.
	OSAC at AAFS 2022, February 21-25, 2022.2021

Trace Evidence Collection App Available Now, December 16, 2021.
	OSAC Celebrates National Forensic Science Week 2021, September 30, 2021.
	OSAC's Fire & Explosion Investigation Subcommittee Publish Strategic Plan for Improving Fire and Explosion Investigation, August 24, 2021.
	Call for Applicants: Forensic Nursing Subcommittee, July 20, 2021.
	OSAC and the Registry: In Full Bloom, May 27, 2021.
	OSAC at AAFS 2021, February 15-19, 2021.
	OSAC's Firearms & Toolmarks Subcommittee Develops Firearms Process Map, January 19, 2021.2020

Changes to OSAC's Structure and Processes, October 1, 2020.
	Two New Forensic DNA Standards Added to the OSAC Registry, May 12, 2020.
	Forensic Soil Evidence Collection Training Video Now Available, January 16, 2020.2019

OSAC Adds 25th Standard to the Registry, December 19, 2019.
	OSAC's Friction Ridge Subcommittee Develops Friction Ridge Examination Process Map, December 10, 2019.
	Interdisciplinary Training Standard Added to the OSAC Registry, December 2, 2019.
	Texas Forensic Science Commission Recommends Crime Laboratories Adopt OSAC Registry Standards, November 22, 2019.
	Two DNA Standards Considered for OSAC Registry, November 12, 2019.
	OSAC Newsletter, October 2019 & Annual Report Now Available, October 29, 2019.
	Houston Forensic Science Center is an Early Implementer of Standards on the OSAC Registry, October 10, 2019.
	OSAC Celebrates National Forensic Science Week*,*September 23, 2019.
	OSAC 2.0: Updating Structure and Streamlining Processes, September 17, 2019.
	OSAC Adds Two Disaster Victim Identification Standards to the Registry, September 6, 2019.
	OSAC Standards Bulletin, September 2019 Now Available, September 5, 2019.
	OSAC In Action at the International Association for Identification Conference, August 28, 2019.
	OSAC Standards Bulletin, August 2019 Now Available*,*August 6, 2019.
	OSAC Newsletter, July 2019 (Summer Edition) Now Available, July 2, 2019.
	OSAC Standards Bulletin, July 2019 Now Available, July 1, 2019.
	OSAC Adds Two New Standards to Registry and Opens Comment Period on Two Disaster Victim Identification Standards*,*June 18, 2019.
	The FSSB is Pleased to Announce the Sharon B. Nakich Award, June 11, 2019.
	OSAC Standards Bulletin, June 2019 Now Available, June 4, 2019.
	OSAC Standards Bulletin, May 2019 Now Available, May 14, 2019.
	Open Comment Period Opens for ASTM Standard: E2917-19, May 2, 2019.
	OSAC Public Update Meeting & Open Discussions, April 15, 2019.
	OSAC Standards Bulletin, April 2019 Now Available, April 10, 2019.
	OSAC Standards Bulletin, March 2019 Now Available, March 7, 2019.
	OSAC Standards Bulletin, February 2019 Now Available, February 14, 2019.For older news items, visit the OSAC News Archive.
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