February 10, Dear Councilmember Mendelson:

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1 February 10, 2010 The Honorable Phil Mendelson Chairman, Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC Dear Councilmember Mendelson: The following is in response to your questions in preparation for the Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary s oversight hearing on the Consolidated Forensic Laboratory. 1. Please provide, as an attachment to your answers, a current organizational chart for the agency with the number of vacant and filled FTE s marked on each box. Include the names of all senior personnel, if applicable. Also include the effective date on the chart. Please see attached Organizational Chart 2. Please provide, as an attachment, a Schedule A for the agency, which identifies all employees by title/position, current salaries, fringe benefits, and program office, as of January 15, This Schedule A should also indicate any vacant positions in the agency. Please do not include social security numbers. Pos Nr Title Name Vac Stat Grade Step Salary Manager Biologist (DNA ) Brewer, Lisa M F MSS , SUPVY QA SPEC Post, Rebecca J. F MSS , Forensic Scientist IV (Trace) Deadman,Harold A F , Forensic Scientist IV Zeffer, Jenifer F , Forensic Scientist III Skillman,Jessica L F , Forensic Scientist III MacBean,Laura A F , Forensic Scientist III Kaye,Nicole M F , Forensic Scientist II Coomber,Nikia C F , Forensic Scientist II Larry,Candice M F , Forensic Scientist II Hopkinson,Krystyna H F , Forensic Scientist I Kline,Lesley R F , Forensic Scientist Mastrovito,Christine D. F , Evidence Control Technician Parker,Darrell L F , Evidence Control Technician Whittington,Sheila F , SUPVY BIOLOGIST DNA EXAMINER V , PHYSICAL SCIENTIST TRACE EVID V , PHYSICAL SCIENTIST TRACE EVID V ,510

2 Page 2 of 4 3. For fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011, please list each employee whose salary was/is $110,000 or more. Provide the name, position title, and salary. For fiscal year 2010, also state the amount of all overtime and bonus pay for each employee on the list. Posn Nbr Title Name Vac Stat Grade Step Salary Forensic Scientist IV (Trace) Deadman,Harold A F , Manager Biologist (DNA) Brewer,Lisa M F MSS , In order to help the Committee to understand agency needs, and the cost of those needs, for your agency, please provide as an attachment to your answers all budget enhancement requests (sometimes called Form B ) submitted by your agency to the Mayor or CFO in preparation of the budgets for Fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and The requested information is attached. 5. Please list every reprogramming in fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011 to date of funds into and out of the agency. Include a bottom line the revised, final budget for your agency. For each reprogramming, list the date, the amount, the rationale, and the reprogramming number. Sum of Trans Amt FISCAL_YEAR Primary Doc Key T Code Batch Agy Total 2010 AP FV APDP FA0 43, BI FV0 168, Total 212, BIDP FV0 134, BJ BC0 3,256, Total 3,390, Grand Total 3,603, Please list each grant or sub-grant received by your agency in fiscal year 2010 and FY 2011 to date. List the date, amount, and purpose of the grant or sub-grant received. Coverdell, DNA equipment and support, $393, Please list all currently open capital projects for the agency. Include a brief description of each, the total estimated costs, current expenditures, the start and completion dates, and the current status of the project. Also indicate which projects are experiencing delays. N/A

3 Page 3 of 4 8. Please list all pending lawsuits that name the agency as a party. Please identify which cases on the list are lawsuits that potentially expose the city to significant liability in terms of money and/or change in practices. For those identified, please include an explanation about the issues for each case and the extent of the city s liability (note: we are not asking for your judgment as to the city s liability; rather, we are asking about the extent of the claim). N/A 9. Please list the following information in table format regarding the agency s use of SmartPay (credit) cards for agency purchases: individuals (by name) authorized to use the cards in fiscal years 2009, 2010 and 2011 to date; purchase limits (per person, per day, etc.); total spent in fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011 to date utilizing these cards (by person and for the agency). N/A 10. (a) In table format, please provide the following information for fiscal years 2009, 2010, and thus far in 2011, regarding your agency s use of cellular phones and mobile devices: individuals (by name and title/position) authorized to carry and use such devices; total expense (FY) for each individual s use; justification for such use (per person). There are two devices assigned to the CFL that are included in MPD s mobile device submission. (b) How does your agency manage and limit its phone costs, including cellular phones and mobile devices? The CFL is included in MPD s mobile devise budget and applies MPD s management practices. 11. (a) Does your agency have/use a government vehicle? If so, for fiscal years 2009, 2010, and thus far in 2011, please list all vehicles. You may group the vehicles by category (e.g., 15 engines, 33 marked cruisers, three transport buses). There are two vehicles assigned to the CFL that are included in MPD s fleet submission. N/A (b) Please list all vehicle accidents involving your agency s vehicles for fiscal years 2009, 2010, and thus far in Provide: 1) a brief description of each accident; 2) the type of vehicle involved, 3) the justification for using such vehicle, and 4) the name and title/position of the driver involved. 12. In table format, please provide the following information for fiscal years 2009, 2010, and thus far for 2011 regarding your agency s authorization of employee travel: individuals (by name and title/position) authorized to travel outside the District; total expense for each trip (per person, per trip, etc.); and justification for the travel (per person). The requested information is attached

4 Page 4 of Please provide the current number of contract personnel and term personnel within your agency. If your agency employs contract or term personnel, please provide, in table format, the name of each employee, position title, the length of their term or contract, and the date on which their term expires. N/A 14. Please provide, as an attachment, a copy of your agency s annual performance plan as submitted to the Office of the City Administrator. For FY11 the CFL s initiatives and measures were included in MPD s performance plan. 15. What are your top five priorities for the agency? Please provide a detailed explanation for how the agency expects to achieve or work towards these priorities in fiscal years 2011 and FVO priorities for building a new Crime Laboratory in the CFL. 1.) Complete Construction Supervision. At this time it is essential to monitor the construction progress constantly to catch problems. Changes caught early have less of a financial or schedule impact. Consultation with Stakeholders as well as other guidance for best practices needs to be an ongoing discussion through completion of the project. 2.) Accreditation: We have an accredited DNA and Trace Evidence Laboratory for the FVO staff in Lorton VA. They are accredited under the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) international ISO standard. We are proceeding to get the Firearms and Fingerprint Units at MPD ready for accreditation. 3.) Plan for hiring and training Units not currently at MPD that are necessary for a full service lab program. For example, the Drug Analysis unit does not exist yet and this work is performed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA, federal). We have designed lab space for this function but may have to delay hiring and training these folks until our annual budget improves. We recommend at least incremental growth of these programs on a yearly basis. 4.) Reorganize and Civilianize the Crime Scene Units currently within the Forensic Science Services Division of MPD. A first step has been taken on this path with the hiring of a small number of civilian crime scene technicians. This work should continue since civilian field scientists are substantially less expensive than police officers and would be specialists not pulled to other duties. 5.) Implement an agency wide pay grade series of Forensic Scientists (1-5) to encompass all units from entry level to senior experience levels. This would go a long way toward retention of the intellectual capital we have cultivated within our staff. They need a career path as well as comparable salaries to surrounding jurisdictions or we will continue as a training ground for new lab scientists.

5 William Vosburgh CFL Director Rebecca J. Post Quality Assurance Manager Lisa M. Brewer Laboratory Manager DNA Technical Leader CODIS Administrator Detective George DeSilva Administrative Support Trace Evidence Unit Harold Deadman* Forensic Scientist IV Nikia Coomber Forensic Scientist II (Training Coordinator) Forensic Biology Laura Mac Bean Forensic Scientist III (QC Coordinator) Vacant* Forensic Scientist Christine Mastrovito* Forensic Scientist Vacant Trace Forensic Scientist Kristy Hopkinson Forensic Scientist II (Procurement; CODIS) Lesley Kline Forensic Scientist I (CODIS) Candice Larry Forensic Scientist II Vacant Forensic Scientist Jessica Skillman Forensic Scientist III (Administrative Coordinator) Nicole Kaye Forensic Scientist III (Equipment Coordinator) Jennifer Zeffer Forensic Scientist IV (Health and Safety, Security Officer) *Report to RJP for administrative and training purposes current as of 11/10/10

6 FY Name Position Justification/ Purpose Date Total Cost 2009 MacBean, Laura A Forensic Scientist III Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Sciences 2009 Annual Meeting- Hunt Valley, MD 05/06/ /08/2009 $ Hopkinson, Krystyna H Forensic Scientist II Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Sciences 2009 Annual Meeting- Hunt Valley, MD 05/06/ /08/2009 $ Kline, Lesley R Forensic Scientist I Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Sciences 2009 Annual Meeting- Hunt Valley, MD 05/06/ /08/2009 $ Coomber, Nikia C Forensic Scientist II Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Sciences 2009 Annual Meeting- Hunt Valley, MD 05/06/ /20/2009 $ Mastrovito, Christine D Forensic Scientist Continuing Education of Forensic Professionals Program- Las Vegas, NV 06/11/ /20/2009 $ Kline, Lesley R Forensic Scientist I Continuing Education of Forensic Professionals Program- Las Vegas, NV 06/14/ /19/2009 $ Coomber, Nikia C Forensic Scientist II Continuing Education of Forensic Professionals Program- Las Vegas, NV 06/14/ /20/2009 $ Larry, Candice M Forensic Scientist II Continuing Education of Forensic Professionals Program- Las Vegas, NV 06/14/ /20/2009 $ Hopkinson, Krystyna H Forensic Scientist II Continuing Education of Forensic Professionals Program- Las Vegas, NV 06/14/ /20/2009 $ Brandt, Erin M Forensic Scientist Continuing Education of Forensic Professionals Program- Las Vegas, NV 06/14/ /20/2009 $ Total $3, Brewer, Lisa M Manager Biologist MUFSC Training- Huntington, WV 03/09/ /10/2010 $ Hopkinson, Krystyna H Forensic Scientist II DNA Training Course- Marshall University Forensic Science Center- Huntington, WV 07/18/ /30/2010 $ Hopkinson, Krystyna H Forensic Scientist II DNA Training Course- Marshall University Forensic Science Center- Huntington, WV 08/15/ /27/2010 $ Hopkinson, Krystyna H Forensic Scientist II DNA Training Course- Marshall University Forensic Science Center- Huntington, WV 09/12/ /24/2010 $ Post, Rebecca J SUPVY QA SPEC Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers (AFOAM) 8th Annual Conference- 10/4/ /10/2009 $1, Anaheim, CA 2010 Total $3, Grand Total $7,554.33

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