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DLA combines plants and microchips to fight counterfeits
The Defense Logistics Agency recently sponsored a program to tag microchips with plant DNA. It was so successful that the DLA is adding a second phase.
Tags: Chris Metz , Defense Logistics Agency , counterfeit parts , contracting , Federal Drive
Strike or Not
So did US drones kill Usama Bin Laden's son Saad? Words like probably and likely are being used to address the question. Why? Intelligence sources close to the situation say when people are killed in missile strikes, the only way to identify them is to test the DNA at the scene. Problem is in some countries for a number of reasons. DNA testing is not allowed. So, without a body, there's no way to say for sure that he was killed or even there.
Tags: technology , Pentagon , Bin Laden , Saad , US , drones , intelligence ,
New hires, robotics eliminate FBI DNA backlog
DoJ IG finds the agency now processes 60,000 profiles a month instead of 1,700. The bureau may need to continue its hiring spree to keep up with the DNA data coming in.
Tags: FBI , DoJ , technology , workforce , hiring , Cynthia Schnedar , oversight , Ruben Gomez , management , inspector general
Montgomery Co. police make arrest in 1984 rape case
Montgomery County police have made an arrest in a rape that occurred more than 25 years ago.
Tags: Montgomery County Police , rape , Montgomery Mall
Virginia considering use of familial DNA to catch criminals
Should Virginia use the DNA of one person to catch a relative who may have committed a crime? That's what the state's crime commission will consider on Monday.
Tags: Paul Ebert , East Coast Rapist , Morgan Harrington , ACLU , Kent Willis , Virginia Crime Commission
FBI analyst: Condit's DNA found on Levy's clothing
After a six-day break, the trial of the man accused of murdering Chandra Levy resumed Wednesday morning.
Tags: Chandra Levy , Chandra Levy murder trial , Gary Condit , FBI , Bode Technology , forensic evidence , Ingmar Guandique , Mark Segraves , Rock Creek Park , Gerald Fisher
Ex-cellmate: Guandique confessed to Levy murder
A former cellmate of Ingmar Guandique testified on Thursday that Guandique admitted killing Chandra Levy, but didn't realize it at the time of the attack.
Tags: Chandra Levy , Chandra Levy murder trial , Ingmar Guandique , Neal Augenstein , D.C. Superior Court , Armando Moralas , MS-13 , Rock Creek Park , D.C. police , Susan Levy , Gary Condit , Mark Segraves , Gerald Fisher
Familial DNA may be used to nab East Coast Rapist
There may be a new technique to try and catch the man who has been dubbed the "East Coast Rapist."
Tags: East Coast Rapist , Paul Ebert , Prince William County crime , familial DNA , Commonwealth Attorney's Association , ACLU , Kent Willis , East Coast , Crime Solvers , rape , Hank Silverberg
