IA9100 To Be Released Without Revision Letter, Not as “Rev A”
The version lettering will be carried over from prior SAE and IAQG practices.
Slovak Accreditation Body 14 Months Overdue for ISO 17011 Peer Assessment
According to official EA records, SNAS was due for ISO 17011 peer assessment in February of 2022.
Raad voor Accreditatie Continues to Ignore Control Union Violations in Israel
More evidence showing Control Union issuing out-of-scope certificates emerges, as RvA continues to ignore the problem since at least 2020.
ISO Installs Russian Gazprom Exec as Oil & Gas Standards Subcommittee Chair
ISO has appointed Gazprom’s Sergei Baranov to SC8 of ISO 67, responsible for oil and gas standards.
Brexit Fallout: UKAS Accreditations Banned in Italy for Public Tenders, per High Court
IAF regional body EA was forced to admit that UKAS accreditations are not valid under EU law as the UK is no longer part of Europe.
IA9100 May Be Released as “Rev. A” in 2024, Working Draft Already Completed
Development of the revision to AS9100 is further along than anyone outside of standards committees knew.
European Commission Criminal Complaint Filed Against Accredita, Italian Ministry
The complaint alleges Accredia and the Italian Ministry of Enterprises intentionally ignored IAF mandates and EU law to give Accredia sole market share in Russia.
Dozens of Mitsubishi Sites Had AS9100 Suspended for “Quality-Related Conduct”
Internal and external probes continue in a multi-year scandal for “certain quality-related conduct” and aerospace records fraud.
Consulting Firm Falsely Claims CMMC “Deadline” is May 2023, Earns FTC Complaint
Claroty published a video falsely claiming companies must certify to CMMC by May 2023 or lose DOD work.
Dick Hortensius Had to File ISO 9001 RFI Because of His Own Screwup
Hortensius filed an RFI to fix errors derived from the Annex SL text he wrote, but the ISO bureaucrats aren’t having it.
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?
VIDEO: Five Complaints Filed Against ABs in Just Seven Days
And all during the same week that they were bragging about “World Accreditation Day.”