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Digital forensic examiner tells Appropriations panel Connecticut lab needs staff, tools and procurement changes
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A digital forensic examiner told the Appropriations Committee that Connecticut’s Division of Scientific Services is understaffed and under-resourced, urged creation of hybrid IT/forensic roles, and said procurement rules requiring purchases through state contracts raise costs and slow modernization.
Carmelo Rizza, a digital forensic examiner with the Division of Scientific Services at the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, told the Appropriations Committee on Monday that his unit needs more staff, specialized equipment and greater procurement flexibility to keep pace with modern investigations.
Rizza said the division’s work helps secure convictions and contributes to exonerations, and stressed that “scientific neutrality is essential to the integrity of the justice system.” He described digital forensics as a rapidly changing discipline where each device, operating system and encryption…
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