I would hope is for obviously every single question on this survey, that it be scrutinized very carefully.
I would hope that in your new position we would not be asking questions of individuals that are not fully justified or necessary.
I want to thank you, Dr. Thompson, and let me just say your qualifications are impeccable.
So I think you're right that the Commission needs to address both of those things.
I think as Congressman Huelskamp outlined for us, that certainly in these new, huge opportunities in trade we do not want agriculture left o...
But we do understand the concern that a veteran wouldn't be on a reasonable schedule to complete a program if they were only taking one or t...
I agree with that. I mean, I think that is why we have the Daubert standard, that is why we have vigorous cross-examination.
It is the greatest transfer of wealth in the history of the world, as people clean out all of our bank files.
I would argue that is a good thing, not a bad thing.
the validity of forensics is incredibly important to the integrity of the justice system
There has to be a private-public partnership in which NIST encourages and is the enabler, not the decider.
I am in favor of building up the standards through, among other things, the creation of a National Forensic Science Commission.
if we impose unfunded mandates on the states on this issue, that we could actually diminish resources
I think unfunded mandates in this area are particularly tricky and dangerous given the chronic underfunding of crime labs generally.
I think that is the challenge. They spend a lot of time trying to figure out where the next funding source, Federal or otherwise, is going t...
This funding was very important in my laboratory.
I think it is in everyone's interest to have certification, to have proficiency training, to have accreditation.
this is a very timely discussion, and hopefully, it will help spur some action here in Congress.
