Latest News & Opinion on the ISO Certification Scheme
Bookmark This: “Opportunity-Based Thinking” Does Not Exist Right Now
In about a year, the phrase will go viral and everyone will insist it has existed all along.
ISO 9001:2026 Final Draft (?) Gets Weirder Still
TC 176’s latest insane draft leans into “opportunity-based thinking” while giving a middle finger to ISO 31000 on risk.
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SKS Machining Achieves AS9100 Certification
SKS provides complex machined parts for Collins and other aerospace companies.
Scammer Issued Certificates Under Two Separate CBs at the Same Time
Sumit Kale issued duplicate ISO certs to Gauri Shankar Himalayan Construction from AQSR and BQSR all at once, because more fraud is better.
Elsmar Moderator, Ex-Felon Wes Bucey Dead at 81
Bucey was sentenced to seven years in prison and promised to destroy Oxebridge with a defamation campaign.
IAQG Member Dassault Doesn’t Know What the AS9100 Standard Is For
Dassault Systèmes’ website includes some of the most shockingly wrong information ever seen.
DoD IG: Cyber AB Failures and CMMC Program Office Lapses Risk National Security
DoDIG accuses the CMMC Program Management Office of failing to have proper oversight of the Cyber AB.
Understanding ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act
ISO 42001 might help a little, but won’t get you fully compliant with the AI Act, despite what consultants and CBs are saying.
Despite Being Sued for Copyright Infringement, Anthropic Obtains ISO 42001 Certification
The ISO 42001 certificate was awarded by the ANAB-accredited certification body Schellman.
URS Debacle Shows the IAF Hasn’t Done Its Job … Ever?
URS admitted it does not have legal expertise or control over its Russia office, thus proving ISO 17021-1 accreditation is a con
Oxebridge Celebrates 25th Anniversary!
Oxebridge launched in January of 2000, and certification body scammers all got a sudden headache.
Petroperú Causes Massive Oil Spill Despite Holding ISO 14001 Certification
SGS certifies the state-run company to ISO 14001, falsely attesting to its environmental controls.
The Co-Opted Chinese Word That Broke Risk Management
The slightly racisty misinterpretation of “wēijī” now impacts on international law, as well as every profession and industry.
ISO: Risk Management Can Now Be Infallible
ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 both require you “ensure” your risk assessment methods can produce 100% repeatable results, which is — you know — batshit crazy.
Research Paper & PhD Dissertation on “Positive Risk” Included Misleading Citations
A 2017 paper included improper citations to defend “positive risk,” which were then copied into a 2020 PhD dissertation.
IAF Silently Deletes COVID FAQ and Related Policies
IAF did not alert the public or stakeholders that it lifted is pandemic protections.
IAQG: Still No Plans to Decouple AS9100 from ISO 9001
“IA9100” will likely be published after the ISO 9001:2026 standard, and not before.
French QSE Expert: ISO 9001 Revision the “Result of Amateurism”
Jean-Marie Reilhac of QleanRSE Consulting examines some of the worse problems with ISO 9001’s recent updates.
ISO 9001:2026 Committee Draft 2 (CD2): In-Depth Look
Latest draft makes ISO 9001 less intelligible, but it would be easy to upgrade a QMS since it doesn’t really add many new requirements.
VIDEO: In-Depth Look at Committee Draft 2 (CD2) of ISO 9001:2026
A review of the leaked CD2 draft of the next ISO 9001 revision.
Here Are All the Supporting Standards Referenced in ISO 42001:2023
ISO 42001 references as many as thirty supporting standards you may need to buy to ensure full compliance.
ISO 42001 on AI Includes Text Plagiarized from ISO 27001
AI is not cybersecurity, but ISO had money to make and needed to publish fast.
Saudi Press Release Sure Makes it Look Like Lloyd’s Register is About to Screw Up
The Saudis are paying Lloyd’s to write their QMS documents and then get them certified. What could go wrong?
Lead Auditor Pay Hasn’t Increased in … 20 Years??
ISO 9001 and AS9100 auditors are underpaid, and everyone suffers.
AS9100 Author Tim Lee Also Out at Boeing
Lee follows the departure of Alan Daniels, as Boeing purges those involved in AS9100 development.
TC 176 and IAQG Rep Alan Daniels Out at Boeing
The removal of Daniels shows Boeing really has no clue as to how to fix its QMS problems.
Emails Appear to Show Dubai Company Bribing ISO Certification Body
They might have a valid explanation but everyone involved is so corrupt, we are unlikely to ever hear it.
Two-Year Old Complaint Against Husk Registrars moves to IAF Regional Body, IAAC
Both Husk and accreditation body IAS ignored the complaint since December 2022.
ISO CBs and ABs Continue to Ignore Complaints, Forcing Further Escalations
Ignoring complaints is a great way to claim you have perfect customer satisfaction.
UAF Rubber-Stamped Accreditation for CB to Operate in 93 Different Countries
A-Mark Ratings Ltd actually works above a movie theater in Bhopal.
Piper Aircraft Obtains Certification to AS9100
The certification covers Piper’s entire QMS and Vero Beach facility, including its PIMCO subsidiary.
AiNET Website Down As DoJ Probe Continues
After a few weeks of scandals, the disappearance of the AiNET website suggests the company is scrambling for the hills.
IAF’s CertSearch Limits Reveal It’s Just a Massive Grift
The CertSearch website’s functionality is crippled due to IAF’s cringe-worthy attempts to monetize, and basic features are still broken.
UKAS May Be In Violation of GDPR Due to CFO Conflict of Interest
Georgia Alsop acts as both Data Protection Officer and UKAS’ chief financial officer, an insurmountable conflict of interest.
