Latest News & Opinion on the ISO Certification Scheme
A SovCit, a Drag Queen, and a Plagiarist Walk Into A Bar…
ISO certification bodies and other scheme actors are expanding harassment and abuse of whistleblowers.
C3PAO at Center of First CMMC Industry Complaint Has Non-IAF Accreditation for ISO 17021
Lazarus Alliance claims to be accredited by the Egyptian-run “American Accreditation Association.”
ISO Standards Users’ Bill of Rights Released
The Bill of Rights details ten requirements to ensure access and usability of ISO standards.
ISO Rolls Out “Dystopian” Copyright Enforcement Policies
Certification Body auditors are now forcibly conscripted to act as ISO’s unpaid copyright police.
Atomic-6 Earns AS9100 Certification
Atomic-6 is a Marietta GA based aerospace composites designer and manufacturer.
FAR Update Bans Federal Contracts from Requiring Certifications
The move is retroactive and effectively prohibits ISO, CMMI or CMMC certifications as contract bidding requirements.
LRQA Bought a Consulting Company Because Conflicts of Interest Are Cool Now
Scott Dawson’s Core Business Solutions is now part of LRQA because, aww, your ethics are cute.
IAQG Mass-Deletes Fraud Complaints That They Were Ignoring Anyway
The aerospace body embraces corruption and fraud like a warm teddy bear on a chilly November night.
We Now Know Which IAQG Rep Grabbed the IA9100.com Domain
Jim Lee nabbed the domain to promote his QMS consulting company, SimpleQue.
Certificate Mill Sent Fake Email Claiming Oxebridge Was Extorting Them
Apparently we want $1,000,000 from a guy who works above a third world yarn store.
Oxebridge Releases Draft Bill of Rights for ISO Standards Users
Feedback on the draft is sought from the public before final publication.
LRQA Wants You to Think Their Russian Office is in the UK
LRQA data in the “mandatory” IAF CertSearch database is wrong, very wrong.
San Francisco AI Company Obtained ISO 27001 from Indians Accredited in Ethopia
Thalamus AI appears to be scrambling to hide the fact they operate in India.
UKAS Reissued Accreditation to Blood Testing Lab Accused of “National Scandal”
Synnovis Analytics has admitted to improper practices going back as far as 2021.
ISO 42001 Certification Body Zertia Announces Prohibited Partnership with Consultancy
Ignoring irony, the partnership is with an Indian consultancy called “Ethically.”
IAQG Doesn’t Know that Jeeps Exist
CBs say you can’t use the word “automotive” in your AS9100 QMS.
Screw CMMC, DoD Announces ANOTHER Cybersecurity Certification Scheme
Because causing another last-minute panic in the DIB is right what China wants.
Skillfront Scammers “Liked” Post Revealing Their Credit Card Fraud
Meanwhile, the US nonprofit Veterans & Youth Career Collaborative appears to be mixed up in this, too.
ISO 9001 Update Is Being Met with Unyielding Criticism
ISO 9001 users from around the world are frustrated with TC 176.
The Indefensibles: Registry of ISO Certificate Mills and Accreditation Mills
A growing list of known unaccredited or self-accredited entities in the ISO scheme, plus “conflicted” accredited bodies.
Skillfront / Scrum Institute Scammers Obergfell and Sutculer Engaged in International Credit Card Theft
The diploma mill couple is now accused of stealing thousands of dollars for services never provided.
Flood of “Perfect Scores” Reveal CMMC is a Sham
You get a perfect CMMC score! And you get a perfect CMMC score! And you get one, too!
Fun List of Ways ISO 9001 Doesn’t Comply with ISO’s Directives on Standards Development
ISO 9001 is a mess, and doesn’t come close to complying with ISO’s own rules on how to write standards.
European Commission Probe into Accredia, Riva, Ends as India’s NABCB Offers Protection
India worked to help Emanuele Riva avoid arrest for violation of EU sanctions.
IAQG Institutes New “Digital Innovation Fee” For Companies It Doesn’t View as Customers
A new annual $250 fee will be added to the existing three-year $700 fee.
First Complaint in CMMC Scheme Advances to Next Stage
The Cyber AB has validated Oxebridge’s complaint against Lazarus Alliance.
Complaint Against Husk Registrars Closed
IAS ran the clock out, allowing Husk time to dodge accountability.
In Stress Test of CMMC Scheme, First Complaint Escalated to Cyber AB
Lazarus Alliance now faces over 30 allegations of violations of the CMMC FAR, ISO 17020, and the CMMC code of conduct.
Germany Won’t Join GLOBAC Because It’s An Illegal Cartel
Meanwhile, Turkish Spiderman already trademarked the GLOBAC name and set up shop as a certificate mill.
Bureau Veritas Ignores Complaint, Matter Now Escalated to UKAS
At the same time, IQFarma continues to put the ISO 9001 mark on drugs sold in South America.
New Complaint Filed Against Intertek for Questionable Remote Auditing
Whistleblowers allege the company falsified audit evidence and then obtained Dept. of Defense contracts later.
Intertek Invokes Super-Invisible-Magic Risk Assessment to Shut Down Complaint
Intertek admitted to stuff while trying to deny stuff.
Quality Magazine Wants to Remind You that ISO Consultants Are On Meth
Andy Nichols’ new article on the ISO 9001 revision will have you smoking weird shit, too.
Fed Contractor Bragged About ISO 27001 Certificate, But It’s Fake
Cloud7Works bought ISO 9001 and 27001 certs from an Indian certificate mill.
IATF Just Did A Really, Really Stupid Thing … Will ISO/AS Follow?
New IATF rules require separate quality systems for sites only 10 miles apart.
