Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) News

06/13/13
  • On Demand Video from the Forensic Handwriting Analysis Conference

  • 05/30/13
  • New NIST Facility Puts Bomb and Urban Search and Rescue Robots to the Test

  • 05/29/13
  • Register Now for the Two-Day Forensic Handwriting Analysis Conference Webcast

  • 04/30/13
  • New Guide Details Steps from A-to-Z for Preserving Biological Evidence

  • 04/29/13
  • DNA Analyst Training on Mixture Interpretation Webcast Now Posted Online

  • 04/09/13
  • NFI Publishes White Paper on Trends, Challenges and Strategy in Forensic Science

  • 03/20/13
  • NIST Guides Seek Interoperability for Automated Fingerprint ID Systems

  • 03/05/13
  • NIST Offers Forensic Science Education and Training Webcasts

  • 02/15/13
  • Department of Justice and National Institute of Standards and Technology Announce Launch of National Commission on Forensic Science

  • 02/14/13
  • Save the Date for the Measurement Science and Standards in Forensic Handwriting Analysis

  • 02/11/13
  • Save the Date for the free Emerging Trends in Synthetic Drugs Workshop

  • 01/07/13
  • Forensics@NIST 2012 Webcast Now Available

  • Save the Date for DNA Analyst Training on Mixture Interpretation

  • 12/12/12
  • NIST and Dutch Agency Team to Improve Forensic Science

  • 10/23/12
  • Workshop on Understanding Nations' Resilience to CBRNE Incidents - 2013

  • 10/12/12
  • Video of Measurement Science and Standards in Forensic Firearms Analysis Now Available

  • 09/19/12
  • Register For Forensics@NIST

  • 07/09/12
  • Measurement Science and Standards in Forensics Firearms Analysis Conference

  • 06/04/12
  • Forensics@NIST 2012

  • 05/14/12
  • NIST Forensic Measurement Challenge

  • 05/02/12
  • Measurement Science and Standards in Forensic Firearms Analysis Conference

  • 03/06/12
  • NIST to Expand Work on Emergency Communications to Support FirstNet

  • 02/21/12
  • Experts Recommend Measures to Reduce Human Error in Fingerprint Analysis

  • 02/09/12
  • NIST OLES Enhancing Collaboration Between NIST and Law Enforcement

  • 11/22/11
  • NIST and Partners Seek Input on Safer Ambulance Designs

  • NIST Posts Comments on Public Safety Communications Network

  • 04/26/11
  • NIST Offering Free Access to Standards for First Responders

  • 10/13/10
  • NIST, NTIA Seek Collaborators for Emergency Communications Demo Network

  • 12/15/09
  • Demonstration Network Planned for Public Safety 700 MHz Broadband

  • 05/20/09
  • First Labs Approved for Testing Communications Interoperability

  • NIST Helping Improve Speed Measurements for Cars, Bullets

  • 03/24/09
  • New Program Evaluates Labs for Emergency Communications Tests

  • 11/12/08
  • Improved Measurements Could Mean Safer, More Reliable Electroshock Weapons

  • 12/12/07
  • New Accreditation Program for Body Armor Testing Laboratories

  • 06/08/06
  • NIST Bullet Tests Make Frangibles More Tangible
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