The FBI Laboratory faced a years-long DNA-processing backlog of more than 1.81 million samples. Today, the DNA backlog is at ZERO. Learn how experts used strategy, teamwork, and innovation to maximize impact and deliver necessary change. ↧ FBI Laboratory Eliminates DNA-Processing Backlog Federal Bureau o... A team of laboratory, data-management, and biometric examination experts within the FBI Laboratory recently used a combination of administrative and financial prowess, strategic cross-training, and innovation to resolve a years-long DNA-processing backlog, shrinking it from an all-time high of about 1.81 million samples to zero.