- Vide Notification dated 25/09/2025, the Directorate of Forensic Sciences now operates as an independent department under the Home Department, Government of Goa
- Vide Notification dated 27/05/2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), New Delhi has notified the Computer Forensic Division of DFS, Verna as Examiner of Electronic Evidence within India, u/s 79A of IT Act 2000 with the following scope namely: (i) Computer (Media) Forensics excluding Floppy Disk Drive & (ii) Mobile Devices Forensics.