A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134June 9, 2017 marks World Accreditation Day as a global initiative, jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation.This
A2LA Attends the 2017 “Emerald Conference” in Support of Quality in Cannabis Testing
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Roger Brauninger, A2LA Biosafety Program ManagerAlthough the name of the conference may imply otherwise, this was not a conference on gemstones. A2LA CEO, Lonnie Spires, and A2LA Biosafety Program Manager, Roger Brauninger, traveled to San Diego, California
Revising ISO/IEC 17025 – A Summary of CASCO WG44 Meeting 5
A2LA Today l December 2016 l Number 133 By Trace McInturff, Senior Director of Accreditation Services CASCO Working Group (WG) 44 held its fifth meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on 20-23 September 2016 at the ISO headquarters. Forty-One delegates and nineteen liaison members were in attendance plus
ISO/IEC 17025 Identified as an Approved Forensic Standard by the OSAC
A2LA Today l December 2016 l Number 133 By Karin Athanas, Government and Regulatory Affairs Manager The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC), a forensic organization administered by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has recently completed its review of the ISO/IEC
Accepting Applications for Department of Homeland Security P25 CAP
A2LA Today l December 2016 l Number 133 By Ash Morton, Accreditation Specialist In response to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) posting of new P25 Compliance Assessment Bulletins (CABs) that outline test procedures for the P25 Compliance