Latest News & Opinion on the ISO Certification Scheme
Guest Post: Opportunity-Based Thinking: Another Confection or the Solution to Everything?
Grant Purdy dissects ISO 9001’s latest made-up invention.
Your Accounts Payable Dept is Destroying Your Credibility
Time to remind the AP folks that laws exist.
IG Complaint Against Bostjanick Dropped without Explanation
The Inspector General’s office refused to reveal why it closed the complaint without action.
New Dates for ISO 9001, AS9100 Internal Auditor Training Classes!
The popular Oxebridge internal auditor classes get new dates for 2026/2027.
Understanding the Audit Stages for ISO 9001 and AS9100 Certification
A handy guide to all the various audit stages plus the types of findings you might face.
Shut Out for UN Slot, ISO’s Mujica Must Now Make Himself ISO Sec-Gen for Life
With no UN job to land on, ISO’s Secretary General will have to resort to some desperate despot tactics to stay employed.
PECB Offering Transition Training for CMMC Assessors to ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
PECB has agreed to offer free transition training for CyberAB credentialed professionals affected by the CMMC debacle.
Sept 8 ISO 9001 Update Class Canceled – Technical Error
A network wide GoToMeeting outage is underway.
IAQG Sows Chaos in AS9100 Scheme, Attacks Own Partners
A look at the AS9100 update and the fight between IAQG and everyone else on the planet.
Indian Scam No. 9,999: CBs Now Pretending to be Accreditation Bodies
LMS Certifications issued an ISO 17025 cert, which it isn’t allowed to do.
ISO/CASCO Hands “Get Out of Jail Free” Card to Accreditation Bodies
A ruling says that accreditation bodies don’t have to be treated as suppliers.
Book Review: “Deciding” – Don’t Call It Risk Management
Review of “Deciding: A Guide to Even Better Decision Making” by Grant Purdy and Roger Estall.
How the CMMC Scheme Can Fix Its ISO 17020 Problem
ISO 17020 prohibits C3PAOs from providing consulting, but there is a (complicated) workaround.
New Service: Human-in-the-Loop Review of AI-Generated QMS
Get a set of human eyes on your AI documentation before your next audit!
No, C3PAOs Cannot Offer “Flat Rate” CMMC Assessments
An assessment of Raytheon or Lockheed cannot be done at the same cost as Joe’s Machine Shop.
Cyber AB May Have Committed Wholesale Fraud On CMMC C3PAOs
C3PAOs should be talking to their lawyers.
Salmon Pokes Bear: Summit7 / NeoSystems VP Step In it, Quickly Has Regrets
Kathy Gibbs doesn’t know what “fraud” means, which might explain a lot.
AINet CEO Who Bought Fake ISO Certs Pays $1.5M After Federal Probe
Jain will also serve 150 hours of community service to avoid prison.
CyberAB is Outsourcing Assessments to ANAB and Didn’t Tell Anyone
The only ISO 17020 accredited C3PAO to date is the one that hired Stacy Bostjanick.
FREE ISO 9001:2026 Transition Training
Oxebridge is providing a free short-form class on the ISO 9001:2026 changes.
IG Complaint Filed Against Stacy Bostjanick Alleging Multiple Felonies
Bostjanick appears to have used her DoD position to benefit herself and her new employer, Cybersec Investments.
As Nations Surrender Common Sense, ISO 9001:2026 Gets Approved for Final Publication
ISO 9001:2026 will be published in September, as planned.
New Dates for ISO 9001, AS9100 Internal Auditor Training Classes!
The popular Oxebridge internal auditor classes get new dates for 2026.
PQC: The CMMC Crowd Quickly Finds its New FUD
Ignoring the Y2K and IP4 crises before it, consultants are whipping up a panic over quantum computing.
Charges Dropped Against Cask CEO as DOJ Bungles Case
Mark Larsen now faces no charges in the James Soriano bribery case.
Probitas Lifted Suspension of Auditor Found to Have Falsified AS9100 Audit Reports
Kris Norlander’s suspension as an AS9100 auditor was silently lifted after less than two months.
Sources: Cyber AB “Blindsided” by CMMC Certification Suspension
Board members were “aghast” at the news, which they read on social media without any prior warning.
US Dept. of War Scrubs “CMMC” from All Search Results
Searches for “CMMC” now come up empty on some official websites.
“Ethical” CMMC Platformer Got Slapped for Using Fake AI Endorsement
PreVeil used AI-generated images of Cyber AB Matt Travis to falsely suggest his endorsement.
$5 Billion Rug Pull: DoD Suspends CMMC Certification
The program will undergo a 60-day review, but it certification is expected to be cancelled outright, leaving only self-attestation.
Actually, Summit7 Dummies, There *IS* a CMMC Appraiser Bottleneck
Jacob Horne and Jason Sproesser wanted to remind you that they are kinda dicks.
Next Chris Paris Novel: “The Great Madame Blavatsky”
The next novel will not feature Dr. Cuba, but be set in the same universe.
ANAB Triples-Down on False Claim that Its Accreditation “Assures Quality”
Now, if a single reference material is found defective, you can sue ANAB.
Aerospace Auditor Shortage: the Coming Crisis Everyone is Ignoring
The IAQG has no plan on how to address the lack of qualified auditors and is instead making it worse.
Consultant Announced Discount with CB, Insulted Everyone, Promptly Got Pantsed
Glyn Hughes of ISOAIConsultant thinks trading in conflicts of interest is “disruptive.” Sure, buddeh.
