Akkreditierung Austria Tries to Shut Down OASIS Complaint Again
Accreditation body representatives continue to assert a formal response had been sent, despite not having done so.
AB Certification Rejects Formal Complaint, Requests Oxebridge Reporting Be Removed
AB Certifications issued an ISO 9001 certificate to Cotecna, a competing certification body, in apparent violation of accreditation rules.
$50 Training Series: Process-Based Internal Auditing
$50 two-hour online class for internal auditors wanting to learn how to conduct process-based management system audits.
Official IAQG Supply Chain Handbook Publication Contains Plagiarized Material
A publication on Human Factors copies text from documents published by ICAO and CAA, and uses it without attribution.
In Violation of International Rules, Cotecna Holds ISO 9001 Certification Alongside ISO 17021 Accreditation
Cotecna’s Indian office issues ISO 9001 QMS certifications while holding an ISO 9001 certification itself, setting up insurmountable conflicts of interest.
Italian Company Under Investigation for Counterfeit Boeing Parts Held AS9100 Certification
Manufacturing Process Specification SRL of Italy held multiple AS9100 certifications during a three-year period in which it allegedly sold counterfeit aluminum and titanium parts to Leonardo for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Cask Criminal Sentencing Delayed Until June 2022, as Prosecutors Pursue “Big Fish”
The move suggests Federal prosecutors are preparing to move against senior officials at Cask.
OASIS v3 Upgrade Maintains Overall Functionality, But with Improved Interface and Watchlist Features
The new database of AS9100 certifications will undergo a dramatic refresh.
Booz Allen to “Commercialize” Platform One, Investigation to Follow
Whistleblowers allege BAH is the beneficiary of stolen intellectual property provided by volunteer companies who were led to believe P1 was a non-commercial program.
New Whistleblower Reprisal Filing Submitted Against DoD’s Katie Arrington
The suspended DoD CISO attacked Oxebridge’s founder, calling him “obviously insane” after refusing to explain her claim that companies should buy NIST 800 audits from the CMMC Accreditation Body.
CB Threatens “We Will Sue” Before Conflict of Interest Complaint is Even Filed
Social media posts suggest that Husk Registrars LLC of Wisconsin has repeatedly certified clients of its own consulting company, SenterStone, in violation of ISO 17021.
DCMA Director “Savaged” Over Clueless Post on Defense Industry Cybersecurity
Lt. Gen David Bassett tried telling the DIB that cybersecurity compliance was as easy as doing some “push-ups.” It went downhill from there.
Retired Boeing Exec: Criticizing Company’s Hypocrisy on AS9100 is “Hate Speech”
Doug French said the quiet part out loud, admitting Boeing doesn’t want to pay for AS9100 certification, despite flowing it down to everyone else.
ISO 27001 Certification Body is So Poor, They Have to Beg for Free Copies of the Standard
IQA Certification’s CEO Achal Gupta was caught trying to solicit stolen copies of the ISO 27001 standard.
Standard Update: ISO/TS 54001 on Quality Systems for Electoral Organizations
ISO’s standard aims to ensure free and fair elections, but has been embraced by dictatorial regimes.
Standard Update: ISO 56001 on Innovation Management Systems
ISO’s new standard on “innovation management systems” has produced a first committee draft.
Standard Update: ISO 7101 on Healthcare Quality Management Systems
The draft standard would have companies undergo audits to ensure they show “kindness” and “fairness,” and can provide “universal healthcare.”
TL9000 is a Stunning, Massive Failure
After over two decades of work, incessant committee meetings, volumes of requirements, and unending marketing, TL9000 has less than 300 US company adopters.
Dr. James Kline: Forget China and Russia, Biggest Risks to ISO are Internal
The following is a guest editorial by James Kline Ph.D. I recently read the recent Oxebridge analysis of the ISO Survey numbers and watched Christopher Paris' appearance on the QualityMatters podcast. Regarding the ISO Survey, I also think the ISO numbers are suspect....
Independent Standards Developers: ISO is Coming for your Intellectual Property
ISO has a history of repackaging third-party IP for its own profit, and is aggresssively expanding this activity.