HFSC operations update: backlog gains, staffing plans and HPD system migration risk
Sep 11, 2026
HFSC staff reported improvements in forensic biology and seized‑drugs backlogs aided by outsourcing but warned HPD's Oct. 10 go‑live of a combined records/evidence system will require integration work and could slow HFSC operations in October.
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Dr. Castillo, HFSC vice president and COO, gave an operations update that stressed both progress and near‑term risk. She said outsourcing and hiring have helped reduce backlogs in forensic biology and seized drugs, and that outsourcing has been important to keep kits below HFSC's 90‑day target. "This outsourcing...has been key in what we've been able to do around keeping our kits under 90 days," she said.
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