Latest News & Opinion on the ISO Certification Scheme
IAF Pretends It’s Making CertSearch Participation Mandatory
The editors at Quality Digest can breathe a disingenuous sigh of relief because the IAF has announced it is making participation in its CertSearch database mandatory. You see, QD has been lying for years that CertSearch was already mandatory, and refused to run a...
ISO 9001 Rewrite Update – None of the News is Good
US TAG grants leadership to private consultants, while ISO TC 176 rejects considering “implementation” of ISO 9001 while drafting the standard.
After Ignoring Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, ILAC’s Feller Suddenly Discovered War Sucks
Etty Feller ignored the Russian invasion of Ukraine for years, but is suddenly decrying the war in Israel.
AS9100 Rebranding to “IA9100” is Going to Cost the Industry a Fortune
Companies will have to sped time and money to change all document references from “AS9100” to “IA9100”, or face audit nonconformities.
Regarding the AOG Technics Scandal
AOG Technics does not appear to have ever held any ISO or AS certifications, despite its claims to the contrary.
AS9100 Internal Auditor Course Moved to November 6 & 7
The prior class has been rescheduled.
Using Indented Lists to Present Audit Evidence
A simple formatting trick helps ensure bulletproof audit evidence and robust reporting.
ISO 27001 Certified Company Found Leaking Children’s Data, Takes No Action
Airtable was found to be leaking PII for minors as young as 10, despite holding ISO 27001 certification and claiming SOC2 compliance.
ChatGPT Is Not Ready for Real World QMS Use
As it exists now, ChatGPT creates more problems than it solves when using it for QMS support.
Grifter Cannibal Holocaust: Cyber AB Eats Its Own Supporters
Cybergrifting: former supporters and founders of The Cyber AB are livid that it made itself their biggest competitor, overnight.
UKAS Violates UK Sanctions Against Russia, Continues to Accredit in Russia
The UKAS mark appears on two certificates issued in March 2023 to SB-Group in Moscow.
PJLA Pulls Video of “Consultant Referral Program” After Raising Questions
Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation’s head admitted the program gave an “incentive” to participating consultants.
Bold Claims of “Assurance” Put ANAB in Grave Legal Risk
ANAB repeatedly claims its accreditation “ensures” or “assures” quality and conformity, despite a flood of evidence suggesting otherwise.
Real-World Scenarios for CMMC’s Disastrous Conflicts of Interest
Four scenarios that show how The Cyber AB’s conflicts of interest will play out during actual CMMC assessments.
Thumb on the Scale: TC 176 Leadership Pre-Selects ISO 9001 Revision Chair
A consultant from Trinidad will head up the ISO 9001 rewrite committee, despite Trinidad only have 0.006% of the world’s certificates.
Cyber AB Releases Consulting Tool, “Demolishes” Pretense of Objectivity, ISO 17011 Conformity
The Cyber AB’s “CRT” tool would give unfair advantage to some end users, and not others.
DoD Inspector General to Audit CMMC Program and AB Oversight
The DODIG announced it will begin an audit of the DoD’s accreditation activities for CMMC in mere days.
VIDEO: ISO 9001:2015’s Biggest Error (and How to Fix It)
How the authors of ISO 9001 confused measuring a QMS vs. measuring its processes, and how users can work around the problem.
VIDEO: CMMC is D.O.A – Why Congress Will Never Let CMMC Launch
Congress will not allow John Sherman’s DoD office to hand control of CMMC to China, Mexico and Italy.
Nominees for ISO 9001 Rewrite Committee Include No Actual Users
Of nine nominees, six are private consultants and three are from national standards bodies; none are end-user representatives.
ISO Survey 2022 Analysis: IAF CertSearch Gunks Up the Works
Oxebridge performs its annual analysis of the official ISO Survey data related to worldwide ISO 9001 certificates.
NSF, Rina, Other CBs Suspended from Providing SMETA Ethics Audits
A total of four CBs were suspended, and two banned, from providing the retail organization certification audits.
How to Fix IAF’s “Rubber Stamp'” Accreditation Problem
Each location of the ISO Certification Bodies should be held to the same rules as ISO-certified companies.
Relying on Abstentions, TC 176 Approves Revision to ISO 9000 Vocabulary Guide
The move follows a campaign by ISO to revise ISO 9001 against the world’s wishes, but to the benefit of private consultants.
Quality Digest Publishes False Information About IAF CertSearch — Again
IAF rep Grant Ramaley has published another article falsely claiming participation in IAF CertSearch is “mandatory.”
ISO Secretary-General’s Russian “Partner” Medvedev Threatens “Apocalypse” Against the World
Dmitry Medvedev quoted from Revelations in his threat to the world, while Russia still boasts support from ISO’s Sergio Mujica.
Now Nuclear Plants Can Get Phony ISO Certificates, Too
If giant monsters rise up and attack Tokyo, don’t blame Matt Gantley.
ISO TMB Confirms Ethics Probe Into Nigel Croft
The ISO Technical Management Board will take up an investigation into Croft’s alleged conflicts of interest.
“Leadership Knows Who You Are”: Nigel Croft Posts Bizarre, Threatening Defense Against Charges of Profiteering
Croft threatened other TC 176 members while falsely claiming he hasn’t been an ISO consultant since “the late 90s.”
ISO’s Shift to “Documented Information” Was Built on Ignorance, Arrogance, and a Few Fibs
ISO made up a new term to replace words that existed for thousands of years, because of course they did.
Next Dates for ISO 9001 / AS9100 Internal Auditor Training
New dates added for the 8-hour ISO 9001 and AS9100 training courses, only $150 per person.
Apologies: Accidental Extra News Update Sent to Oxebridge Readers
Two weekly Oxebridge updates were accidentally sent, instead of just one, but the problem has been fixed.
ISO Rep Complains About Conflicts of Interest Over Reporting His Conflicts of Interest
TC 176 convenor Devindra Chattergoon is both happy and upset that Oxebridge called him out on his profiteering.
TC 176 Already Started the ISO 9001 Revision Process
After three years pushing nations to revise ISO 9001, ISO took less than a week to launch the revision committee.
TC 176 Plenary To Be Held In African Country That Supports China and Russia
Rwandan President Paul Kagame defends his country’s relationship with Putin and with China.
