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  • December 16, 2004
    Recent ASQ Meetings in Washington, D.C.
    Primary objectives of this series of meetings were to explore opportunities for extending ASQ's certification process into other areas, to seek support for appropriations for the recently passed legislation to expand the Baldrige Award to not-for-profits, and to conduct a series of interviews with notable and newsworthy figures in Washington.

  • October 29, 2004
    Election Process Quality—Four Years Later
    ASQ releases statement on election process quality issues.

  • October 18, 2004
    ASQ President Thanks Baldrige Legislators
    ASQ President Danny Duhan was in Washington on October 8 to thank key legislators for their work in passing legislation to establish a not-for-profit category of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

  • October 14, 2004
    Recent ASQ Meetings in Washington, DC
    - The following is a synopsis of meetings held on behalf of ASQ in Washington, DC, September 21, 2004. Representing ASQ: Amy Kimball, Sellery Associates, Inc., and Dick Sandretti, Sandretti Associates, Inc.

  • September 24, 2004
    Baldrige Not-for-Profit Bill Passes Senate
    Last night the United States Senate passed by unanimous consent H.R. 3389, the bill that establishes a not-for-profit category for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

  • August 30, 2004
    New Watchdog Body Finds Quality Control Problems at Accounting Firms
    The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the financial auditing industry regulatory body established in 2002 by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, released its first report Thursday on initial inspections at the four largest public accounting firms in the United States, stating that the board "identified concerns about significant aspects of each firm's quality controls systems."

  • August 30, 2004
    Transportation Security Administration Looks to ASQ for Certification Needs
    More than two years of meetings and communications with the Transportation Security Administration reached a turning point for ASQ recently when the TSA asked ASQ to work with the agency in improving its current certification process for security screeners and developing a certification process for various other positions.

  • August 3, 2004
    ASQ Invited to Department of Education Regional Summits
    Suzanne Keely, ASQ Market Manager—Education, was a guest presenter at several regional high school summits conducted by the U.S. Department of Education.

  • July 23, 2004
    ASQ Goes to Capitol Hill to Break Senate Logjam on Baldrige Expansion
    After unanimously clearing the United States House of Representatives in March, legislation to add a not-for-profit category to the Baldrige Award has become bogged down in the Senate.

  • May 25, 2004
    Recent ASQ Meetings in Washington, DC
    The following is a synopsis of meetings held on behalf of ASQ in Washington, DC, May 17-18, 2004. Representing ASQ: Amy Kimball, Sellery Associates, Inc., and Dick Sandretti, Sandretti Associates, Inc.

  • May 12, 2004
    ASQ Submits Statement on NIST Budget to House Science Committee
    ASQ has submitted a statement for the record for a hearing held by the Committee on Science of the U.S. House of Representatives. The hearing dealt with budget requests for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, including additional funding for a new Baldrige Award not-for-profit category.

  • May 7, 2004
    Lawmakers Seek Out ASQ on Education Legislation
    Representatives from the American Society for Quality were in Washington D.C. last week to meet with staff of the House Education and Workforce Committee, discussing ways in which quality methods could address cost issues in higher education.

  • February 2004
    Baldrige Not-for-Profit Legislation Clears House Committee
    Legislation to establish a not-for-profit category for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award cleared the House Science Committee today.  The measure was received with bipartisan enthusiasm.  Principal sponsors are Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC), Rep. Melissa Hart (R-PA), and Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KS).

  • February 2004
    Recent ASQ Meetings in Washington, DC
    The following is a synopsis of meetings held on behalf of ASQ in Washington, DC, Feb. 2-3, 2004.

  • January 2004
    Recent ASQ Meetings in Washington, DC
    The following is a synopsis of meetings held on behalf of ASQ in Washington, DC, Dec. 15-16, 2003.

2003

  • December 2003
    Baldrige Nonprofit Expansion Succumbs to Politics at End of Congressional Session
    Broad support for the measure indicates early passage likely in the next session. Read a legislative update from ASQ’s Washington consultants.

  • November 2003
    New Bill Introduced to Expand Baldrige to Nonprofits
    On October 29, Representatives Brad Miller (D-NC) and Melissa Hart (R-PA) introduced H.R. 3389 in the U.S. House of Representatives, which would establish the not-for-profit category for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. 

  • October 2003
    Airport Security Testing Problems Bring Response
    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's acting inspector general has found that certain questions on a test for airport security workers were very simplistic or worded in such a way as to make the correct answer obvious.

  • September 2003
    ASQ Comment on Columbia Shuttle Accident Report
    In an Aug. 26, 2003, report, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, an independent body constituted by NASA, exonerated quality assurance as being responsible for the destruction of the Space Shuttle Columbia. The board cited NASA's culture as the main contributor to the accident, but it also uncovered major deficiencies in Kennedy Space Center's quality assurance program-deficiencies that the board believes may lead to a future accident.

  • September 2003
    Recent ASQ Meetings in Washington DC
    The following is a synopsis of meetings held on behalf of ASQ in Washington, DC, Sept. 29-30, 2003. Representing ASQ: Amy Kimball, Sellery Associates, Inc., and Dick Sandretti, Sandretti Associates, Inc.

  • September 2003
    ANSI Panel Advises on Homeland Security Standards
    ASQ is participating in a new ANSI panel advising the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on identifying and developing consensus standards to meet homeland security needs. 

  • July 2003
    Effort to Expand Baldrige Award Takes Shape
    Supporters of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award have recently stepped up efforts to achieve two longstanding goals: Expanding the award to include a not-for-profit category and eliminating the present cap on the number of awards that may be awarded in each category.

  • July 2003
    Washington Update
    The following is a summary of meetings and activities held on behalf of ASQ in Washington, DC, July 14-15, 2003.

  • July 2003
    ASQ Provides Commentary on Healthcare Legislation (PDF, 122 KB)
    ASQ Chairman Liz Keim has sent a letter reaffirming ASQ’s support for major provisions of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act. Her letter, also containing comments on a revised Senate draft of the legislation, was sent to key members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. It was written in response to the Committee’s request for commentary.

  • July 2003
    Newly Formed Panel to Advise ASQ on Issues
    A new advisory panel, called the Issue Action Working Group, has been formed to counsel ASQ's Office of the President on current and potential issues affecting ASQ.

  • June 2003
    Community Good Works Initiative
    The Community Good Works Initiative is one of several ASQ initiatives that demonstrates how the employment of quality tools and processes benefits humanity.

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