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ISO/IEC 17020

September 17, 2025

Accreditation Advances Public Safety Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Facts¹ There is a cyber-attack every 39 seconds worldwide. Cybersecurity statistics show that the total damage caused by cybercriminals is estimated to have reached $6 trillion in 2022. Cybersecurity stats reveal that small firms invest less than $500 on cybersecurity on

Cybersecurity,  ISO/IEC 17020

September 3, 2025

Inspector Monitoring from an ISO/IEC 17020 Perspective

One of the key differences between materials testing and inspection is the idea that inspection relies more heavily on the competency and qualifications of the technical personnel while materials testing results rely heavily on the metrological traceability of the equipment being used. ISO/IEC 17025

ISO/IEC 17020

Two men standing next to each other smiling. One man is giving a thumbs up.

March 12, 2025

Customer Testimonial: nDepth Security

Check out what Ray Nutting and Cabral Mitchner from nDepth Security have to say about becoming A2LA accredited to ISO/IEC 17020:2012 - Inspection Body Accreditation Program! "nDepth Security is proud to announce that we have achieved accreditation from the American Association for Laboratory

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February 12, 2025

ISO/IEC 17025 vs. ISO/IEC 17020: What Each Standard Offers Labs

There is a growing trend of forensic organizations becoming accredited. This trend is for a variety of reasons, including state requirements, a means for receiving grants, or an organization’s desire to demonstrate that the work they perform is repeatable, reliable, defensible, and performed by

Forensic,  ISO/IEC 17020,  ISO/IEC 17025 A2LA,  Accrediation,  accreditation,  accreditation body,  ISO/IEC 17025,  laboratory accreditation

forensic scientist dusting for fingerprints in a laboratory setting

March 20, 2024

Accreditation Case Study: King County Regional AFIS

The King County Regional Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) in Seattle, Washington is a public program that offers fingerprint identification services, as well as other forensic collection services, to criminal justice agencies throughout the county. While they have been accredited

Accreditation,  Case Study,  Forensic,  ISO/IEC 17020

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September 2, 2022

New Semiconductor Chip Bills & The Value of Accreditation & Testing

Semiconductors have regularly made headlines this summer as congress deliberated on several bills in efforts to bolster the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing industry. Congress passed HB 4346, referred to as the “Chips-plus” and the “chips and science” bill, volleying it to the Executive Branch for

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Securisea Becomes First FedRAMP 3PAO Accredited Through New Process

May 28, 2020

Securisea Becomes First FedRAMP 3PAO Accredited Through New Process

In June of 2018, A2LA initiated a new system for third-party assessment organizations (3PAOs) seeking to become FedRAMP accredited. Under this system, any organization seeking to become an accredited 3PAO must first become accredited to A2LA’s Cybersecurity Inspection Body Program. Organizations

FedRAMP Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO),  ISO/IEC 17020,  News

A2LA Accredits Escondido Police Department Forensic Services Unit to ISO/IEC 17020:2012

October 14, 2019

A2LA Accredits Escondido Police Department Forensic Services Unit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor more information, contact: Brittney Bryant Phone: 240.575.6407bbryant@A2LA.org A2LA Accredits Escondido Police Department Forensic Services Unit to ISO/IEC 17020:2012October 10, 2019, Frederick, MD – A2LA is pleased to announce the accreditation of the Escondido Police

ISO/IEC 17020

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