Perry Johnson’s Bid for Michigan Governor Collapses After Fraud Allegations
Officials claim Johnson submitted thousands of “forged” signatures in order to illegally have his name included on the state ballot.
AS9100 Certified Company Paid $5.2M in False Claims Act Charges
NSF-ISR continues to certify Numet, which illegally obtained small business set-aside contracts over a period of years.
CMMC Accreditation Body Rebrands as “CyberAB”
The CMMC-ABs new website leans into conflicts of interest and blatantly false claims regarding accreditation.
Post-Grenfell, “Incompetent” Electrical Inspection Firm Accredited by UKAS
CertSure was branded as “incompetent” in an industry report, while holding official UKAS accreditation.
Europe’s Largest CO2 Emitter Holds ISO 14001 Environmental Certification from TUV
German judges are investigating RWE’s role in worldwide environmental disasters.
ISO Officially Rejects World Vote, Has Already Started Revising ISO 9001
TC 176 rejected ISO member feedback, claiming without evidence that the comments were “personal opinions of individuals,” and not official votes.
IAF Shifts Position, Will Comply with US Law, Enforce International Sanctions
The IAF is now threatening to eject any members who do not comply, setting the stage for mass defection.
European Union Urges IAF to Stop All Certification, Accreditation Russia
The European Commission is recommending the cessation of all accredited certification activities in Russia and Belarus.
BREAKING: UK Bans “Management Consulting” and Other Services to Russia
The ban would cover services provided by UKAS, BSI, and others.
Emirates CB Had Whistleblower Arrested, But Has Accreditation Withdrawn Anyway
Quality Register of Systems (QRS) alleged that evidence provided in a formal complaint was “forged,” but then provided no proof.
Certification Europe Spam Bungles Messaging, Begs Marketing Team to be Fired
The Irish certification body insists ISO 27001 certification “ensures” information security. Umm, no it doesn’t, you dolts.
ISO’s Publication of the “Climate Change” Addenda Violated So… Many… Rules
A look at the actual ISO rules which Sergio Mujica and Nigel Croft had to break in order to ramrod climate change into 31 different standards.
ISO Publishes Climate Change Amendments in Hardcopy Instead of Climate-Friendly PDF
Yeah, to save the environment you have to get your ISO standards shipped by air mail. Makes sense.
TC 176’ers Already Cashing in on Decision to Update ISO 9001
The annual tradition of consultants making money off their efforts to complicate ISO standards continues.
Indian Legislator Granted Individual ISO 9001 Certificate by Her Own Media Manager
The EGAC-accredited body QRO certified Vanathi Srinivasan, a member of the BJP party in India
Quick Personal Update after Crazy Week from Hell
A personal note from Chris Paris on a particularly frustrating week which affected client schedules.
Consultant Claims He Can Do ISO 9001 in One Hour
South Africa’s Andre Barnarde then hints this is only the “initial hour” — oh, ya think?
Former AB Spox Tries to Gaslight World About Who Runs ISO CASCO, Fails Spectacularly
Former A2LA and ILAC head Peter Unger ran on stage as if he was a plant, not a mark.
Scammer Consultant Steals Oxebridge Materials, Claims Insight into ISO 9001:2025
Govind Tiwari, CQI MQCI, deleted comments that exposed his copyright theft, but kept the post up anyway, suggesting it’s willful fraud.
Egyptian AB Responds to Complaints with Unhinged, Arrogant Attacks
EGAC invited everyone in the world to submit more complaints so they can ignore those, too. Let’s take them up on that!