Forensics
Description:
As the DoD Executive Agent, the Secretary of the Army is responsible for those forensic disciplines relating to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), serology, firearms and tool marks, latent prints, questioned documents, drug chemistry, and trace materials, as well as forensics relating to forensic medicine disciplines such as forensic pathology, forensic anthropology, forensic toxicology, and DNA analysis to identify human remains.
Date Assigned:
04/26/2011
Approving Office:
DepSecDef
DoD Executive Agent:
Army
Principal Staff Assistant (PSA):
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E))
OPR:
Defense Forensics Science Center, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command
Executive Agency POC:
Mr. Ron Dix, ronnie.f.dix.civ@army.mil; Mr. Russ Wilson, russell.l.wilson6.civ@army.mil
OSD PSA POC:
Primary Document:
Established in Statute:
Supporting Documents:
DoD Directive 5205.15E: "DoD Forensic Enterprise (DFE)" (Incorporating Change 1, Aug 14, 2017)
DoD Component POC:
Last Updated:
10/23/02023 12:56 PM