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2022-09-22 SWGDE Introduction to Testimony in Digital and Multimedia Forensics (22-Q-001-1.1)
2022-01-13 SWGDE Guidance for DME Labs on Addressing ANABs 2020 Update on Field Sampling v1.0
2018-11-20 SWGDE Requirements for Report Writing in Digital and Multimedia Forensics
2018-11-20 SWGDE Minimum Requirements for Testing Tools used in Digital and Multimedia Forensics
2018-11-20 SWGDE Establishing Confidence in DME Forensic Results by Error Mitigation Analysis v2.0
2017-09-25 SWGDE Framework of a QMS for DME-FSSPs
2017-07-18 SWGDE Collection of Digital and Multimedia Evidence Myths vs Facts v1.2
2017-02-21 SWGDE Overview of the Accreditation Process for Digital and Multimedia Forensic Labs
2017-02-21 SWGDE Myths and Facts about Accreditation for Digital and Multimedia Evidence Labs