Forensic testing and inspection organizations earn public trust, meet regulatory and statutory requirements, and ensure a robust system of quality assurance and control for their organizations when they are accredited by A2LA. A2LA accreditation conveys to potential customers and to judicial and regulatory authorities that an organization has confidence in its work product, and that this confidence has been confirmed by a third-party, non-profit organization.

A2LA’s accreditation of forensic examination organizations spans two programs: testing laboratories and inspection units. To obtain both laboratory and inspection body accreditations, complete both application processes and comply with all the requirements in each program.

Karen Lawless President and. Lawless has been certified through the FBI's DNA Auditor Training program to perform audits which are necessary for state and. External DNA Audit Report on Compliance with the FBI Director’s Quality Assurance. Does the laboratory’s training program also include.

Technical operations of the lab - Authority to initiate, suspend, and resume DNA operations for the lab or individual - Evaluate and document all validations - Review transcripts and training records of new analysts - Approve technical specifications for outsourcing agreements - Review internal and external DNA audit documents and approve corrective actions - Annually review procedures of the lab and document - Review and approve training, QA and proficiency testing programs - Review requests by contract employees for employment. Bachelor's or an advanced degree in biology, chemistry, or forensic science related area - Successfully completed coursework (graduate or undergraduate) covering biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and course work/training in statistics/population genetics - Subject areas shall constitute an integral component of course work - Analysts hired after effective date shall have minimum of 9 cumulative semester hours of subject areas - Course work with different titles, it shall be with transcript, syllabus, letter from instructor or other documents (approved by technical leader). Bachelor's or an advanced degree in biology, chemistry, or forensic science related area - Successfully completed coursework (graduate or undergraduate) covering biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and course work/training in statistics/population genetics - Subject areas shall constitute an integral component of course work - Analysts hired after effective date shall have minimum of 9 cumulative semester hours of subject areas - Course work with different titles, it shall be with transcript, syllabus, letter from instructor or other documents (approved by technical leader). Review of case notes, work sheets, electronic data - Review of DNA types to verify that they are supported by raw or analyzed data - Review of profiles to verify correct inclusions, exclusion and inconclusive results - Review of controls, internal lane standards and allelic ladders - Review of statistical analysis - Review of the final report's content to verify that results/conclusions are supported by data - Verification that all profiles entered into CODIS are eligible, have the correct DNA type and correct specimen category. Vendor lab shall comply with QAS and accreditation requirements of federal law - NDIS lab's technical leader shall document outsourcing agreement - NDIS lab shall not upload to CODIS from any vendor lab without the documented prior approval of the technical specifications of the outsourcing agreement and documented approval of acceptance and ownership of the DNA data by the NDIS lab's technical leader - NDIS lab shall tech review outsourcing agency's data (data must be verified to verify specimen eligibility and correct specimen category for CODIS).