US Dept. of War Scrubs “CMMC” from All Search Results
Searches for “CMMC” now come up empty on some official websites.
$5 Billion Rug Pull: DoD Suspends CMMC Certification
The program will undergo a 60-day review, but it certification is expected to be cancelled outright, leaving only self-attestation.
Indian AB: No Action Taken on Nepal Body Falsely Claiming Accreditation
The Nepal Bureau of Standards & Metrology has been without accreditation for six months, but continues to falsely claim accreditation
ISO Certificate Counterfeiter Who Promises “5-Day” ISO 9001 Identified
Zain Jafar of Edara Systems forged fake ISO certificates to market his certificate mill.
ERAI Report: Counterfeit Electronics On the Decline Despite Increase in Sales
The report failed to credit efforts by China to curb counterfeit product production in that country.
Cyber AB Hires CISO of Unisys, Ignores Whole $4M SEC False Claims Scandal
Mathew Newfield was CISO at the time of Unisys’ response to the Solar Winds attack.
Flurry of Scandals Rocks Nepal ISO Scene as Whistleblowers Try to Root Out Corruption
Nepal is trying to fight back against corruption, even as oversight bodies ignore it.
KSQA Auditor’s Credentials Suspended After Audit Report Falsification Scandal
IAS and IAQG still refuse to take action against the certification body itself, however.
Not Trusting ABs, IAQG Will Ramp Up CB Witness Audits for AS Scheme
IAQG’s ACOT will conduct its own witness audits of AS9100 CBs, separate from those performed by official accreditation bodies.
Oxebridge Seeks Machine Shops for Sub-$10K AS9100 FactoryQA Pilot Program
Beta program costs $9,000 and includes full QMS documentation + 10 weeks of training.
Book Review: “Deciding” – Don’t Call It Risk Management
Review of “Deciding: A Guide to Even Better Decision Making” by Grant Purdy and Roger Estall.
How the CMMC Scheme Can Fix Its ISO 17020 Problem
ISO 17020 prohibits C3PAOs from providing consulting, but there is a (complicated) workaround.
No, C3PAOs Cannot Offer “Flat Rate” CMMC Assessments
An assessment of Raytheon or Lockheed cannot be done at the same cost as Joe’s Machine Shop.
Cyber AB May Have Committed Wholesale Fraud On CMMC C3PAOs
C3PAOs should be talking to their lawyers.
As Nations Surrender Common Sense, ISO 9001:2026 Gets Approved for Final Publication
ISO 9001:2026 will be published in September, as planned.
PQC: The CMMC Crowd Quickly Finds its New FUD
Ignoring the Y2K and IP4 crises before it, consultants are whipping up a panic over quantum computing.
“Ethical” CMMC Platformer Got Slapped for Using Fake AI Endorsement
PreVeil used AI-generated images of Cyber AB Matt Travis to falsely suggest his endorsement.
Actually, Summit7 Dummies, There *IS* a CMMC Appraiser Bottleneck
Jacob Horne and Jason Sproesser wanted to remind you that they are kinda dicks.
Next Chris Paris Novel: “The Great Madame Blavatsky”
The next novel will not feature Dr. Cuba, but be set in the same universe.
ANAB Triples-Down on False Claim that Its Accreditation “Assures Quality”
Now, if a single reference material is found defective, you can sue ANAB.
JASANZ Website Update Goes Surrealist, Salvador Dalí Rolls in Grave
Apparently, the Australian AB doesn’t want anyone to be able to buy their services.
An ASQ Story
A General, a Lawyer, and an IT Guy walk into a Milwaukee bar…
Trolled By Turkish Cert Mill, IAF Abandons “GLOBAC” Re-Branding
Turkish Spiderman defeated the IAF and proved to be a true hero.
Certificate Mill Sent Fake Email Claiming Oxebridge Was Extorting Them
Apparently we want $1,000,000 from a guy who works above a third world yarn store.
Germany Won’t Join GLOBAC Because It’s An Illegal Cartel
Meanwhile, Turkish Spiderman already trademarked the GLOBAC name and set up shop as a certificate mill.
Qatar Scammer Removed Trump Seal, Replaced It with Fake BBB Accreditation
Green Quality Services WLL is claiming better business accreditation by the “IBA.”
Scammers Created Fake IAF CertSearch Website Clone
“IAFcrtsearch” — intentionally misspelled — seems ready to scam users who can’t read good.
GOP Candidate Claims Training on Three ISO 9001 Standards That Don’t Exist
Theresa Fronczak had three chances to get her dates right, and whiffed all of them.
Oxebridge Releases THE AUDITOR: YEAR FIVE Comic Strip Collection
The fifth annual collection of comics featuring Ray Battlesbee is now available for free download.
Orgasm Clinic Claims ISO 9001 and the Jokes Write Themselves
Oh, come on, now!
The Indefensibles: Registry of ISO Certificate Mills and Accreditation Mills
A growing list of known unaccredited or self-accredited entities in the ISO scheme, plus “conflicted” accredited bodies.
Fed Contractor? You Might Be Overpaying for ISO 9001 Audits
Treating people like Soylent Green can save you money; don’t eat them, though.
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.
Oxebridge FOD Posters Now Available for Free!
We just made all our FOD posters available for FREE because why not?
Video: How to Make Your Audit Nonconformities Bulletproof
Three requirements for indisputable nonconformity writeups.
No, AS9100 Didn’t Issue a “Climate Change” Addendum
But you have to do it anyway, because they issued a hidden “resolution.”
COTO Log Users: How to Address the New ISO 9001 Climate Change Addendum
ISO 9001 and AS9100 users will have to implement the climate change considerations immediately, but there’s an easy way to do this.
Assessing Conflict of Interest Risks in the ISO 17000 Series Standards
How to identify and manage conflicts of interest to ensure impartiality and objectivity for conformity with the ISO 17xxx standards.
Using Indented Lists to Present Audit Evidence
A simple formatting trick helps ensure bulletproof audit evidence and robust reporting.
VIDEO: ISO 9001:2015’s Biggest Error (and How to Fix It)
How the authors of ISO 9001 confused measuring a QMS vs. measuring its processes, and how users can work around the problem.