Safer Communities Through Forensic Tech and Data
Turning fragmented evidence into actionable intelligence
Modern law enforcement operates in a world where digital evidence multiplies by the hour, synthetic drugs evolve by the month, and criminal networks adapt by the minute. Yet the information that could stop these threats is often locked in disconnected systems—fragmented, inconsistent, and difficult to use at scale.
Booz Allen’s Specialized Investigative Forensics (SIF) closes that gap. We fuse advanced technology, analytics, and forensic tradecraft so agencies can connect evidence faster, uncover hidden networks, and transform raw data into intelligence that saves lives.
Our teams don’t just modernize forensic systems; we reimagine them for speed, interoperability, and mission impact.
What We Do
Booz Allen’s SIF capabilities empower law enforcement to make better, faster, and more informed decisions. We combine deep forensic tradecraft with AI-driven analytics and system engineering to create end-to-end solutions for the investigative lifecycle.
Select SIF Offerings:
- Forensic Analytical Services: Advanced forensic data analysis, financial and cryptocurrency tracing, biometric exploitation, and digital evidence processing, turning complex datasets into clear, actionable intelligence.
- Forensic Intelligence: Integration of forensic, investigative, and open-source information to reveal hidden patterns, uncover illicit networks, and support proactive enforcement.
- Custom Data Pipelines and Extract, Transform, Load (ETL): Automated pipelines that cleanse, standardize, and transform biometric and investigative data for analytics, visualization, and case linkage.
- Evidence Information Systems: Secure, centralized platforms that streamline evidence collection, chain of custody, and courtroom presentation.
- Operational Dashboards: Real-time workload, performance, and trend visibility that strengthens decision making from the field to the lab.
- AI-Augmented Forensics: Secure AI/machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP), and computer vision applied across the forensic lifecycle detecting patterns, linking evidence, predicting criminal behavior, and connecting holistically siloed datasets to accelerate case resolution.
Solutions in Action
Modernizing a National Laboratory Information Platform
Across the United States, hundreds of independent forensic laboratories analyze drug evidence, generating vast datasets that feed a National Laboratory Information Platform that represents the nation’s most comprehensive resource on illicit drug trends.
When Booz Allen assumed responsibility for modernizing this platform, we identified a core challenge: data inconsistency. Labs used different systems, vocabulary, and reporting structures—making it difficult to compare results, detect cross-jurisdiction trends, or quickly identify emerging synthetic substances.
Our Approach
We started by addressing the foundation: data standardization. Booz Allen engineers worked closely with government partners to introduce dual pathways for harmonization:
- Upstream Standardization: Helping laboratories map their data to shared schema and controlled vocabulary.
- Downstream Standardization: Deploying AI/ML-powered middleware that normalizes incoming data, resolves naming variations, and automates chemical classification.
Why Standardization Matters
When forensic data speaks the same language, agencies can:
- Detect emerging synthetic substances earlier.
- Identify geographic points of introduction.
- Correlate drug trends with overdose and enforcement data.
- Predict where new drugs will appear—in months, not years.
This transformation shifts the program from a retrospective reporting tool to a proactive national threat-detection platform, uniting law enforcement and public health insight to protect communities.
Technology and Innovation
Augmenting Forensics with AI and Advanced Analytics
From computer vision that identifies pills by shape and color to NLP that extracts insight from digital case notes, Booz Allen embeds secure AI across the forensic enterprise.
Our SIF AI Frameworks Include:
- Entity Resolution and Link Discovery: Automatic association of people, locations, substances, and evidence across datasets.
- Predictive Analytics: Temporal and geospatial modeling that reveals emerging threats and informs resource allocation.
- Automated Data Harmonization: ML-driven reconciliation of inconsistent data in real time.
- Visual Evidence Comparison: AI-enabled image matching that links seized materials across unrelated cases
By integrating these technologies into operational workflows, Booz Allen helps agencies see threats sooner, understand them faster, and act with precision.
Partnering for Impact
For more than a century, Booz Allen has partnered with federal, state, and local law enforcement to safeguard communities with advanced technology and mission expertise. Our SIF teams work alongside these agencies to apply scientific rigor, operational understanding, and modern engineering to the fight against evolving criminal threats.
Together, we’re redefining what’s possible in forensic intelligence.
