CGI Federal’s digital forensics lab awarded national accreditation

HUNTSVILLE – The digital forensics lab in CGI Federal’s Cyber Threat Analysis Center in Huntsville has recently been awarded the ISO/IEC 17025 forensic accreditation. The award was presented by the American National Standards Institute’s National Accreditation Board.

The Huntsville facility is one of only a handful of private digital forensic laboratories to hold this accreditation. The lab delivers on- and off-site digital forensics services that include data/evidence collection, processing, analysis, litigation support and managed services.

The company said the award enables it to provide end-to-end forensic investigations on behalf of its federal customers. CGI Federal is a solutions provider for defense, civilian, health care and intelligence clientele.

“As federal agencies continue to combat fraud, IP theft and other digitally based crimes, CGI’s newly accredited digital forensic lab will provide thorough, precise investigations that enable our federal customers to identify and track crimes at the point of origin,” said John B. Owens II, senior vice-president of Consulting and Enterprise Solutions Group lead at CGI Federal. “This accreditation of CGI Federal’s world-class digital forensic investigation lab recognizes our ability to provide state-of-the-art imaging, forensic equipment and decades of forensic case management and court testimony experience to our federal customers.”