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.
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.
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.
UKAS: It’s OK to Sell ISO 9001 Certification Alongside Consulting
UKAS ignored an overt violation of ISO 17021-1, then put the responsibility to investigate back on the complainant.
ISO Sec-Gen Mujica Met with Russian President in 2019
Sergio Mujica met with Putin’s stand-in, promising to “build up ties” with Russia, something ISO has since achieved.
Drone Hits Moscow Offices of Rosstandart and RusAccreditation
The attack comes five months after Russia bombed the Ukrainian standards body.
IAQG’s OASIS Portal Still Down, Clients Risk Losing AS9100 Certification
The official AS9100 audit reporting portal has now been down for over a month, putting clients’ certifications at risk.
On Sixth Attempt, ISO Gets Approval to Revise ISO 9001
ISO held multiple votes in an attempt to get a result predetermined by senior executives.
CQI/IRCA Leaks that ISO Will Update ISO 9001
ISO has not made any official announcement, but CQI was a major insider and likely has unpublished information.
Lab Accused of Cannabis Test Fraud Invokes ANAB in its Defense
LettuceTest, formerly Cannex, repeatedly relied on ANAB accreditation in a heated hearing with the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board.
VIDEO: The CMMC Assessment Methods Guarantee Fraud
C3PAOs cannot be the ones allowed to choose between “interview,” “examine,” and “test.”
Amtivo Bought Out Orion Registrar, ASR, and Everyone Else
Because when an accountant thinks he can create an empire overnight, it always ends well.
ANAB Clears Self in Ideagen Conflict of Interest Complaint
ANAB says it wasn’t promoting Ideagen in live webinars where they were promoting Ideagen.
Weaponized Incompetence: IAF Regional Body Plays Dumb to Protect UKAS
EA eventually ruled in UKAS’ favor, but ignored the actual complaint in order to do so.
CB Issued “Nine” ISO Certificates at Once, Including for Standards You Can’t Get Certified To
“Bureau Veritas” is Latin for “if the check clears, print it.”
Latest CB Scam to Circumvent IAF Accreditation Rules
Hey, you want me to obey the law? Ya gotta pay me extra, buddy.
Microsoft Caught Referring US Defense Companies to China for Tech Support
But, yeah, let’s make mom-and-pop machines shops pay $300,000 for CMMC.
“Dr. Cuba” Novel Series Coming
Christopher Paris is writing fiction now because apparently his resume wasn’t enough.
In Response to Complaint that CB Hid Evidence of Violations, ANAB Hides Evidence
If you write “the world is flat” in an email, it makes it science.
IAQG Updated OASIS to Add Less Functionality?
OASIS version 3 kept everything bad, and took out useful features. Because, why?
Top Ten Mistakes ISO 9001 Consultants Make – Part 2
(Part 1 of this article can be found here.) Continuing on the top 10 mistakes made by ISO 9001 consultants, in no particular order: 6.) Training the client to be a consultant. Consultants often don't realize that by teaching clients everything they know (see #5 "Data...
Top Ten Mistakes ISO 9001 Consultants Make – Part 1
This marks the first of a series of "How to Be an Excellent ISO 9001 Consultant" articles; it would equally apply to consultants of other management systems including AS9100, ISO 14001, TS 16949, etc. Here I present some common mistakes that ISO 9001 consultants make...
“Passive” Customer Satisfaction Measurement for ISO 9001
by Christopher Paris VP Operations, Oxebridge Quality Resources When ISO 9001:2000 was released, it introduced a need to gather data on customer satisfaction. This resulted in a flood of "Satisfaction Surveys" being released by ISO 9001 certified organizations to...
Oxebridge Releases DumbAS9100 – A Smartass’ Guide to AS9100
Tampa FL --- Oxebridge has finally followed up its wildly popular Eyesore 9000 parody document with an aerospace version based on AS9100 Rev C, called DumbAS9100. The document is available for free download from the Oxebridge humor page. DumbAS9100 is a 39-page,...
AS9110 B Includes Minor New Requirements, Emphasizes Technical Data
A review by Oxebridge of the new AS9110 Rev. B standard, for aircraft repair stations, reveals that the revised document does include a number of minor new requirements. Below is a list of new or modified requirements in the AS9110 B standard, as compared to the Rev....
New AS rules: Can’t Fire Your Registrar for Bogus Audit Findings
by Christopher Paris SAE finally released AS9104/1, the document which defines some key rules for certification bodies ("CB's, or registrars) when conducting AS9100/AS9110/AS9120 certification audits. Never mind that this rulebook comes a few years after the release...
Oxebridge Releases “Internal PEAR” Form for AS9100 Users
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources has released a customizable "Internal Process Effectiveness Assessment Report" (PEAR) form for users of AS9100 Rev C. The document was developed by Oxebridge to assist clients in ensuring their internal processes are...
Do It Yourself “Rapid ISO 9001” – Ten Quick Pointers
by Christopher Paris Recently, a fellow posted a question on LinkedIn asking for tips on how to implement ISO 9001 quickly. Like a batsignal going up, I was compelled to reply. I came up with a list of 10 -- okay, 11 -- points that summarized what I have been saying...
ISO 9001 For Dummies Book Coming Soon
Winter Haven FL --- Work on the upcoming ISO 9001 guidance book by Christopher Paris, tentatively called ISO 9001 For Dummies, continues and should be made available on this website shortly. The book, whose title may have to be changed if a publishing arrangement with...
Ignore the Hype and Do Nothing! “Upgrading” to ISO 9001:2008 is Automatic!
The release of ISO 9001:2008, like its predecessors, has been followed by a growing chorus of marketers attempting to sell training courses, webinars and books on the "new" standard, despite -- and in direct contradiction with -- one single fact: ISO 9001:2008...