OSAC Registry Implementation Survey: 2021 Report cover

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) released the results from its first annual Registry Implementation Survey. The report, published in February 2022, provides a detailed look at the respondents and the implementation status of the 46 standards represented in the survey.
In the summer of 2021, OSAC released the survey targeted at forensic science service providers from across the country. It was designed to help OSAC better understand how the standards on the OSAC registry are being used, the challenges around standards implementation and what support is needed to improve it.

The OSAC Registry Implementation Survey: 2021 Report is available at https://www.nist.gov/osac/osac-registry-implementation-survey.

From page 10 of the OSAC Registry Implementation Survey: 2021 Report:

Priority for Implementing Standards
When asked what priority survey participants considered standards implementation for their organization, half of the respondents (50%) said it was a medium priority, or important. This was followed by 34% of respondents indicating that implementation was a high priority, or very important. Twenty-three respondents (14.8%) indicated that implementation was a low priority or not a priority at this time (Figure 4).

Figure 4. Priorities for Standards Implementation
Click on image to enlarge. Figure 4. Priorities for Standards Implementation


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