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(ISO: Geneva, Switzerland) -- The U.S. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the prestigious Emmy Award for Excellence to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the International Electrotechnical Commission (…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is asking for public review and comment on a major revision to its security certification and accreditation guidelines for federal information systems. A substantial rewrite of the original document,…
(DDI: Bridgeville, Pennsylvania) -- Confidence in leaders is at an eight-year-low, according to the Global Leadership Forecast 2008|2009, a biannual study conducted by Development Dimensions International (DDI), a global human resources consulting firm.
According to the report, HR confidence…
(KEMA-Registered Quality Inc.: Chalfont, Pennsylvania) – In a new phase of strategic brand development in accordance with KEMA corporate, KEMA—Registered Quality Inc. (KRQ) has developed and released their new web site with a refreshed logo.
Along with information regarding standards and…
(Boeing: Salt Lake City) -- The Boeing Co. fabrication manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, has been awarded an ISO 14001 environmental management system certification from Det Norske Veritas, an accredited certification body of quality, environmental, and safety management systems. ISO 14001…
(ANSI: New York) -- A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that falls among the elderly, long known as a common source of injury for this population, can be reduced through a program of adjusting treatment, assessing risk, and educating patients. Whether aimed at…
(NCQA: Washington) -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance’s Physician and Hospital Quality (PHQ) program recently earned an important endorsement from a respected coalition of employer, consumer, and labor organizations. The Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project, a group supported by more…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The two ISO and IEC technical boards have given the go-ahead to publish ISO/IEC DIS 29500, “Information technology—Office Open XML formats,” as an ISO/IEC international standard after appeals by four national standards bodies against the approval of the document failed to garner…
(The Joint Commission: Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois) -- The Joint Commission’s revised standards, rationales, and elements of performance for 2009 are now available online. The standards will take effect January 1, 2009, giving all health care organizations time to become familiar with the new…
(Mentor Graphics: Wilsonville, Oregon) -- Mentor Graphics has announced the donation of its Unified Coverage Database (UCDB) specification and application programming interface (API), which manage all coverage data from multiple tools, to Accellera’s Unified Coverage Database Interoperability (UCIS…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) will cosponsor an international conference on “Accelerating Innovation in 21st Century Biosciences: Identifying the Measurement Standards and…
(VDACS: Richmond, Virginia) -- As gas prices have risen in the United States, so have complaints about gasoline pumps. Employees with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) have been particularly busy responding to complaints, as well as inspecting weighing and…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Organizations wishing to apply the quality management requirements of ISO 9001 to the acquisition, supply, development, operation, and maintenance of IT systems and related support services now have a valuable tool in ISO/IEC TR 90005, “Systems engineering—Guidelines for the…
(NCQA: Washington) -- Data on clinical performance and patient experience for more than 85 million Americans enrolled in more than 400 commercial health plans are now available from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. NCQA’s Quality Compass, the United States’ most widely used database of…
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute recently announced the recipients of its 2008 Leadership and Service Awards, who have been recognized for significant contributions to national and international standardization activities, as well as an ongoing commitment to their…
(ASQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- The American Society for Quality recently awarded its 2008 Richard A. Freund International Scholarship to Amar Thiraviam, in Daytona Beach, Florida. This $5,000 scholarship, named after a past ASQ president, supports a quality professional’s graduate studies.…
(EFQM: Brussels) -- EFQM, a nonprofit membership foundation headquartered in Brussels, has announced the 11 finalists of the EFQM Excellence Award 2008. From this list of finalists, the award and prize winners will be named on October 28 in the Musée du Louvre at EFQM’s award dinner in Paris.
The…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The seventh edition of the ISO International Standard for currency codes has just been published. ISO 4217:2008—“Codes for the representation of currencies and funds,” is the only worldwide, multi-industry, standardized currency code.
“Information interchange on an international…
(ANSI: New York) -- Continuing education programs are growing in popularity as employees in a variety of industries work to keep up with new technologies and business strategies. According to a report released recently by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics,…
(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO 20712 standard answers the need to standardize a system for giving safety information related to aquatic activity that relies as little as possible on the use of words to achieve understanding. Water-safety signs and flags can be invaluable aids in bringing people’s attention…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Paul Borawski, American Society for Quality (ASQ) executive director and chief strategic officer, was recently awarded the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE) Leadership Award. The award was presented at the CESSE Annual Meeting in Detroit, July 15–…
(ANSI: New York) -- In the state of California, crane operator certification bodies are required to be accredited by a California Division of Occupational Health and Safety (Cal/OSHA)-approved accreditation body. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Personnel Certification…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Have you printed your bus schedule today? Sent an e-mail? Made an online payment? At a time when information and communication technology (ICT) is becoming increasingly critical for fulfilling everyday tasks at home and at the office, an ISO/IEC standard will ensure that the…
(ANSI: New York) -- Two months remain for the nomination of documents that will be included in this year’s survey of Standards That Make a Difference.
First organized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 2002, the survey compiles information about standards that are “making a…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization has published a combined book and CD giving organizations advice on how to make integrated use of management system standards.
The integrated use of management system standardsThe integrated use of management system standards…
