Russian Exec Voted to Lead ISO Oil & Gas Group, ANSI and API “Abstain”
The US joined 14 other nations in abstaining, allowing Gazprom’s Sergey Baranov to take over the ISO subcommittee on oil and gas arctic operations.
BREAKING: ISO Plans Sixth Vote on Revising ISO 9001
Ignoring five prior ballots and polls, the TC 176 “SPOTG” committee aims to poll members again on the need to revise ISO 9001.
BREAKING: ISO’s “Secret Vote” Fails, World Again Rejects Updating ISO 9001
A meeting of TC 176 did not hold a vote to update ISO 9001, after the committee fell into disagreement on the matter.
Intertek Appears to Have Fired Prior SAI Execs as Oxebridge Files Formal Complaint
The LinkedIn profiles of three former executives have been scrubbed of references to Intertek.
BREAKING: ISO Leaks Planned “Climate Change” Text for ISO 9001
A committee is recommending a mandatory issue of an ISO 9001 “amendment” and proposes it be released free of charge, something ISO historically has resisted.
URS Still Certifying Indian Company That Peddled Fraudulent COVID-19 Cures
Neither URS nor UKAS showed any concern for the public’s health, according to Oxebridge’s founder.
Company in Criminal Fraud Scheme Held ISO 9001 from QMS Global
MS Hi-Tech’s founder Michael Montenes pleaded guilty to bribing US officials to obtain nearly $1M in federal contracts.
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 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.
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.
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.