Forensic DNA Lab

A person (1) in the service of the applicable federal, state, or local government, subject to the terms, conditions, and rules of federal/state/local employment and eligible for the federal/state/local benefits of service; or (2) formerly in the service of a federal, state, or local government who returns to service in the agency on a part time or temporary basis. For purposes of a vendor laboratory, an employee is a person in the service of a vendor laboratory and subject to the applicable terms, conditions, and rules of employment of the vendor laboratory. (QA Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories)