Category: News
DOD’s Arrington Threatens to Disband CMMC-AB, Hand Accreditation Authority to Body Subject to “Peer Audits” by China
DoD’s consideration of granting accreditation authority to ANAB would potentially expose the nation’s cybersecurity weaknesses to China and other foreign powers.
Read More
UAF Shuts Down TNV Investigation Prematurely, But Clears Oxebridge of False Accusation of “Extortion”
UAF cleared TNV while ignoring pages of evidence showing the registrar did not follow rules on responsiveness to complaints.
Read More
CMMC Accreditation Board Heads Ejected After “Diamond” Member Fiasco
Ty Schieber and Mark Berman faced a vote of no confidence for their roles in releasing a fundraising program that many called “pay to play.”
Read More
Registrar NQA Offers CMMC Certification, Yet No Program Exists
The certification body claims to be listed as a CMMC certification body, despite the rules for CMMC certification not yet finalized.
Read More
CMMC Accreditation Board Drops “Diamond” Partner Scheme After Industry Outrage
The CMMC Accreditation Board withdrew a plan to grant “Diamond” status to anyone who donated $500,000, a move that stunned those seeking to ensure the body’s work remains untainted by financial conflicts.
Read More
PRI Cancels Anodize Directive After Oxebridge Legal Notice
A day after Oxebridge threatened to obtain an emergency court order, PRI formally cancelled its controversial advisory affecting the anodize industry.
Read More
CMMC: Oxebridge to Provide Independent Industry Oversight
Based on stakeholder feedback, Oxebridge will provide reporting to defense industry and regulatory officials on the evolving CMMC accreditation scheme.
Read More
Nadcap Anodize Rule Rescinded, MIL Spec Undergoing Revision to Counter PRI Interpretation
The PRI ruling demanding “dimensional inspection” and not thickness testing has been formally rescinded, after widespread industry outrage.
Read More
Registrar TNV, Accreditation Body UAF Falsely Claim Oxebridge Involved in “Extortion”
UAF claimed it could not provide evidence of its complaint investigation because the subject of that complaint, TNV Certifications, claimed Oxebridge was attempting to “extort” it.
Read More
European Accreditation Regional Group Dismisses Quality Austria Complaint Escalation
EA has dismissed an appeal against Quality Austria and Akkreditierung Austria despite additional photographic and documentary evidence of conflicts of interest.
Read More
Ignoring Evidence, A2LA VP McInturff Dismisses Complaint Re: Related Consulting Firm
A2LA’s president simultaneously denied and potentially admitted to violations of ISO 17011, while dismissing a complaint regarding the spinoff organization A2LA Workplace Training.
Read More
ILAC Denies Approving A2LA Consulting Spinoff, as Conflicts With Regional Oversight Bodies Emerge
Contradicting an A2LA executive, the international laboratory accreditation oversight body says it did not approve the creation of A2LA’s new consulting firm.
Read More
Services
Internal ISO Memos Raise More Questions About “Annex SL” Mandate
Two leaked documents show the drafters of "Annex SL" high-level structure care little about the end users who will have to implement it.
ISO Pushes Through with Annex SL Revision, As Rep Hortensius Says “Most Users Don’t Have a Clue”
The mandatory text for all ISO management system standards is coming, whether you like it or not.
“Photomapping” As Part of Virtual QMS Audits
Gathering evidence for remote QMS audits through careful "photomapping" can replicate an on-site audit, while reducing the inefficient and awkward use of live video.
The Auditor Strip on Short Hiatus
The misadventures of ISO 9001 auditor Ray Battlesbee will return shortly.
UAF Shuts Down TNV Investigation Prematurely, But Clears Oxebridge of False Accusation of “Extortion”
UAF cleared TNV while ignoring pages of evidence showing the registrar did not follow rules on responsiveness to complaints.
Available Tools
Oxebridge SWAG
