Latest News & Opinion on the ISO Certification Scheme
Final Poll Results: 61% Oppose Adding “Climate Change” to ISO 9001
A new poll on LinkedIn shows overwhelming rejection of ISO’s plan to insert “climate change” into the upcoming, unauthorized revision to ISO 9001.
UK Certificate Mill Claims Their Consulting is “Free” (No, It’s Not)
HSEQSmart’s Brian Green falsely claimed he provides “free consultancy” and then contradicted his own website by saying he doesn’t offer certification services.
Benefits of ISO 9001, Part 18: Clause 10 on “Improvement”
Extracting tangible benefits from ISO 9001’s Clause 10 on “Improvement”
Oxebridge Poll: 60% Reject Adding “Climate Change” to ISO 9001, But Global Views Differ
Supporters of the move think ISO 9001 should cover everything, including gender equality, environmental management, cybersecurity, and more.
“Fraud-As-A-Service”: the Latest ISO Certificate Mill Scam
A UK-based certificate mill sells ISO 9001 certification “subscriptions” backed by what they claim is AI.
New AS9104/1 Standard for Aerospace Oversight is Broadway Theater for Bureaucrats
The new AS9100 auditing rules are designed to sell training courses, without any corresponding increase in audit quality or confidence in certifications.
Just Stop: Six Tropes that Quality Professionals Need to Stop Spreading
Quality professionals do themselves a gross disservice by treading in tired tropes that alienate their audience — and their bosses.
CB Threatens “We Will Sue” Before Conflict of Interest Complaint is Even Filed
Social media posts suggest that Husk Registrars LLC of Wisconsin has repeatedly certified clients of its own consulting company, SenterStone, in violation of ISO 17021.
DCMA Director “Savaged” Over Clueless Post on Defense Industry Cybersecurity
Lt. Gen David Bassett tried telling the DIB that cybersecurity compliance was as easy as doing some “push-ups.” It went downhill from there.
Intertek / SAI Global Exits Australian AS9100 Market
The certification body had struggled to find AS9100 auditors in the region.
Retired Boeing Exec: Criticizing Company’s Hypocrisy on AS9100 is “Hate Speech”
Doug French said the quiet part out loud, admitting Boeing doesn’t want to pay for AS9100 certification, despite flowing it down to everyone else.
Australian Murder Probe Reveals Lax Oversight, Cronyism by NATA, APAC
A Queensland DNA forensics testing lab violated ISO 17025 for years but has maintained accreditation regardless.
ISO 27001 Certification Body is So Poor, They Have to Beg for Free Copies of the Standard
IQA Certification’s CEO Achal Gupta was caught trying to solicit stolen copies of the ISO 27001 standard.
8-Hour AS9100 / ISO 9001 Internal Auditor Training: Dec 5-6, 2022
The remote 8-hour class will be held Dec. 5-6 (4 hours each day), and costs $150 per attendee.
US Court Rules CMMI Can Be Used for “Cyber Risk Management,” Raising Questions About CMMC
The ruling in Systems Implementers v. USA raises questions as to why the competing CMMC scheme is needed if CMMI is sufficient.
Standard Update: ISO/TS 54001 on Quality Systems for Electoral Organizations
ISO’s standard aims to ensure free and fair elections, but has been embraced by dictatorial regimes.
Standard Update: ISO 56001 on Innovation Management Systems
ISO’s new standard on “innovation management systems” has produced a first committee draft.
Standard Update: ISO 7101 on Healthcare Quality Management Systems
The draft standard would have companies undergo audits to ensure they show “kindness” and “fairness,” and can provide “universal healthcare.”
Oxebridge Releases THE AUDITOR: YEAR THREE Comic Strip Collection
The second collection of comics featuring Ray Battlesbee is now available for free download.
“First” CMMC Certification Issued Under Cloud of Conflicts of Interest
The first company certified to CMMC under the voluntary assessment program received consulting from a former Board member of the CyberAB.
Report: TC 176 Views ISO, Itself as Customers, Not Standards Users
Leaked slides from the October 2022 plenary show the committee prioritizing the ISO HQ and its own committee members over the paying users of ISO 9001.
TL9000 is a Stunning, Massive Failure
After over two decades of work, incessant committee meetings, volumes of requirements, and unending marketing, TL9000 has less than 300 US company adopters.
ISO 13485 Breast Implants Contain Dog Tracking Chips, Developed in Pizza Oven
Establishment Labs’ Motiva brand implants face a scathing report of safety risks, financial conflicts of interest, and potential fraud from the research firm Hindenburg.
Dr. James Kline: Forget China and Russia, Biggest Risks to ISO are Internal
The following is a guest editorial by James Kline Ph.D. I recently read the recent Oxebridge analysis of the ISO Survey numbers and watched Christopher Paris' appearance on the QualityMatters podcast. Regarding the ISO Survey, I also think the ISO numbers are suspect....
Paul Simpson Steps Down from ISO TC 176 Subcommittee Chair Role
Simpson faced formal complaints alleging violations of ISO’s policy on social media behavior.
Arrington Publishes “White Paper” on CMMC, Features 30% Plagiarized Text
Arrington’s publication on the cost of CMMC certification included an entire page taken from a prior Summit7 article, used without attribution.
Independent Standards Developers: ISO is Coming for your Intellectual Property
ISO has a history of repackaging third-party IP for its own profit, and is aggresssively expanding this activity.
Paris, Mills on Impact of Russian Aggression on ISO’s Future Relevance
Chris Paris and Michael Mills discuss the future of ISO after its refusal to denounce the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
ANAB Accredited Test Lab Faces 10-Year Ban, Fines for Falsifying Cannabis Test Results
Despite the scandal breaking in 2017, ANAB nevertheless accredited RSR Analytical Labs in 2021.
Redacted FOIA Response Reveals No Smoking Gun on Arrington’s DoD Hiring Process, But Little Else
The evidence raises questions, however, on how Arrington could have ranked higher than other candidates.
Understanding ISO 9001’s Rules on “Documented Information” – Part 1: Introduction
The 2015 version of ISO 9001 confused everyone regarding the controls for documents vs. records.
ISO Survey 2021 Analysis: China, UKAS Corrupt the Data
Oxebridge performs its annual analysis of the official ISO Survey data related to worldwide ISO 9001 certificates.
After Nearly 30 Years, BSI’s Corrie Steps Down as TC 176 Manager
Charles Corrie is moving to a new, unspecified role in BSI.
PMI Debates Dropping Plagiarist Alex Dali After Promoting G31000 Courses
The founder of G31000 still faces arrest in Singapore.
ISO Publishes Guidance for Standards “Writters” (Sic)
ISO needs a Zoolander skool for writters who can’t writt gud.
