And so, therefore, when you query it, your men and women on the streets would not have that background even if they stopped that individual for a traffic stop, correct?

I would hope that in your new position we would not be asking questions of individuals that are not fully justified or necessary.

I think one of the things the report identified in it was that the costs of the decennial census rose from $8 billion in 2000 to $13 billion in 2010.

I want to thank you, Dr. Thompson, and let me just say your qualifications are impeccable.

I would hope is for obviously every single question on this survey, that it be scrutinized very carefully.

I agree with that. I mean, I think that is why we have the Daubert standard, that is why we have vigorous cross-examination.

There has to be a private-public partnership in which NIST encourages and is the enabler, not the decider.

I think unfunded mandates in this area are particularly tricky and dangerous given the chronic underfunding of crime labs generally.

if we impose unfunded mandates on the states on this issue, that we could actually diminish resources

I think it is in everyone's interest to have certification, to have proficiency training, to have accreditation.

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 to come from.

I am in favor of building up the standards through, among other things, the creation of a National Forensic Science Commission.