China Cracks Down on ISO Certification Fraud with New Regulations
China is not waiting on ISO or the IAF to improve the rules governing the system.
Summit7’s Jacob Horne Posted He Could “Doxx” a US Veteran for Criticizing CMMC
On Reddit, Horne suggested others might want to dox the victim, despite it being a potential crime.
ISO 13485 To Remain As-Is, Debunks Claim that Annex SL is “Mandatory”
ISO 13485:2016 will remain intact, with no updates expected for another ten years.
Aerospace Design & Analysis Firm Ingenium Technologies Corp. Certified to AS9100
Ingenium Technologies has been certified by KSQA, a fully-accredited certification body.
Knights of Safety Stole Oxebridge Materials for its “Free” ISO 9001 Course
Course materials were lifted wholesale from prior Oxebridge publications and content.
Chinese Certification Body Offering CMMC Certification for US Dept. of Defense
Beijing Zhongshiu Brilliant Certification has begun selling CMMC certificates.
Explosives Company That Killed At Least 16 People Holds ISO 9001 for Explosives Handling
Accurate Energetic Systems was accused or prior safety and regulatory violations.
Not Waiting for Formal Announcement, ANSI Declares Three-Year Transition for ISO 9001:2026
The period is typically announced via a formal ISO/IAF joint communique.
More ISO 9001 and AS9100 Internal Auditor Training Dates Added!
Oxebridge’s popular internal auditor courses! Super cheap, too!
Massive Theft of Salesloft Tokens Occurred Under ISO 27001 Certs Accredited by UKAS, ANAB
The breach affects users of Salesforce and various other global platforms.
Next Novel from Chris Paris May NOT Be Dr. Cuba IV
Chris Paris is working on a new novel set in the same universe.
ISO Found a Standard It Won’t Update, But It’s the One They Needed To
ISO 17021-1 won’t be updated, allowing CBs to continue to trade in corruption.
Sources: NeoSystems Scandal far Worse Than Originally Reported
More information comes in regarding the last days of NeoSystems.
NeoSystems Termination Letter Reveals Company Knew of Closure Before Alerting Staff
The company was already selling “assets” to an unknown third party.
NeoSystems Finally Found a Way to Shut Up About CMMC… By Going Out of Business
The CMMC consulting firm shut down on Friday night and ghosted its entire client base.
Color-Coding ISO 9001:2026’s Attention Deficit Disorder
The new standard gets all confused on what it’s supposed to do.
ISO FDIS 9001:2026 Full Review
A line-by-line review and breakdown of the Final Draft International Standard version of ISO 9001:2026.
BSI Flunky Send Email Congratulating Her Sycophants for Destroying ISO 9001
Sam Somerville thanked her toadies for their work on ISO 9001:2026, which is set to be the worst version of the standard ever.
ISO 9001:2026 FDIS: So What Changed Since Last Draft?
TC 176 and Sam Somerville wasted nine months tweaking commas and conjunctions, leaving every defect in ISO 9001 untouched.
BSI: New ISO 9001 Only Adds “Editorial Clarifications” – Wait, What?
In the same breath, BSI links to a video talking about new requirements. Which is it, BSI?
IAQG Member Dassault Doesn’t Know What the AS9100 Standard Is For
Dassault Systèmes’ website includes some of the most shockingly wrong information ever seen.
Accreditation Body Auditor Denies Conflicts of Interest by Admitting to Conflicts of Interest
Fred Flintstone’s nephew thought he’d smugsplain me; it didn’t end well for him.
Another Indian Police Force Bought Another Dubious ISO 9001
Bad cops, bad cops, whatcha gonna do…
CB That Certified Cybercrime Division Gets Reported to Cybercrime Division
SIS has hired the most beta alpha-male ever.
Oxebridge FOD Posters Now Available for Free!
We just made all our FOD posters available for FREE because why not?
Consultant Guy Thinks Lying About His Own Website is “Lean”
Mark Kaganov insists he not selling template kits when linking to the website that sells template kits.
Indian Official Orders 124 Departments to Get ISO 9001 Certified in Two Weeks
District Collector Dr. V. Vinod Kumar would have some explaining to do, but it’s India, so, … no.
CMMC “Expert” Wants You To Click Links in a PDF, Submit to Spam
Everyone knows you should click on links inside PDFs you get off the internet.
TC 176 Bigshot Mouths Off on LinkedIn, Gets Ethics Complaint for the Effort
Sjoerd Boomsma of the Netherlands wants you to know he’s a very important crayon eater.
ISO 9001 Auditor Comes Up With Stupidest Finding Ever
An ISO 9001 auditor comes up with a new way to reduce the IQ of the entire planet in one stroke.
Benefits of ISO 9001, Part 18: Clause 10 on “Improvement”
Extracting tangible benefits from ISO 9001’s Clause 10 on “Improvement”
Understanding ISO 9001’s Rules on “Documented Information” – Part 1: Introduction
The 2015 version of ISO 9001 confused everyone regarding the controls for documents vs. records.
Scaling Your Process Documentation To Your Organization
The size and complexity of your company and QMS should determine how much — or how little — process documentation to create.
Lack of Editing Creates Chaos in ISO Standards
Writing standards isn’t difficult, if certain basic rules are followed.
$50 Webinar: Using COTO Log to Satisfy ISO 9001’s Requirements
This course discusses ISO 9001/AS9100’s “Context of the Organization” (COTO) and “Risk-Based Thinking” (RBT), and use of the COTO Log.
How To Ensure Your Certification Body Uses the Right Industry Codes, and Why It’s Important
ISO 9001 CBs are required to assign the right SIC, NACE, and IAF codes relative to your scope of business, to ensure the right auditors are assigned to your contract.
Benefits of ISO 9001, Part 17: Clause 9 on “Performance Evaluation”
Extracting tangible benefits from ISO 9001’s Clause 9 on “Performance Evaluation”
Benefits of ISO 9001, Part 16: Clause 8.7 Control of Nonconforming Outputs
Extracting tangible benefits from ISO 9001’s Clause 8.7 on “Control of Nonconforming Outputs”
Benefits of ISO 9001, Part 15: Clause 8.6 Release of Products & Services
Extracting tangible benefits from ISO 9001’s Clause 8.6 on “Release of Products & Services”
ISO 17000 Series: ISO 17029 for Validation & Verification Bodies
A look at the official ISO standard governing rules for bodies performing independent verification and validation.