NASA’s Joint Audit Planning Committee (JAPC) Complements Other Party Audits

1. NASA’s Joint Audit Planning Committee (JAPC) Complements Other Party Audits Atlanta, GA July 22, 2010 Buck Crenshaw, JAPC Deputy - Chairman Tony Gutierrez, JAPC Manager NASA Auditor Workshop Atlanta, GA July 22-23, 2010

2. JAPC Latest Activity • Joint audit activity continues to engage member organizations and suppliers. • Second Phase of the supplier invitation process • Supplemental Oversight • MOU Revision “B” new changes • Nadcap and the Space Industry - Business case • Auditing Titanium suppliers • Oversight of Independent Distributors • To validate JAPC goals and objectives

3. JAPC Suppliers’ invitation • Suppliers that did not accept the initial invitation by NASA Headquarters. • Second phase of the invitation process • Member organizations, with an active contract, contacts supplier and sets an audit date. • Extends a second invitation to the supplier indicating that JAPC members will be participating. • Joint audit is accomplished and the supplier is notified that the results will be shared with JAPC member organizations as well as the RMC.

4. JAPCsupplemental oversight effort • JAPC ready to perform supplemental oversight in accordance with AS9104-2 • IAQG/AAQG member orgs. within the JAPC have committed to provide support. • Will provide one audit team member who will perform this function. • Perform JAPC joint audits and Supplemental Oversight concurrently. • Identify ICOP process strengths and weaknesses. • Integrate this effort with RMC’s surveillance sub-team using the OASIS database.

5. Continuous improvement of the aerospace and defense industry’s quality management performance and enhancement of JAPC confidence in the certification schemes • Validate effectiveness of the ICOP Certification Body (CB) process • Accreditation Body (AB), CBs, Registration Management Committee (RMC) • Allow CBs to adjust their processes, procedures and training • Help identify CBs with systemic issues • Obtain corrective action (if required) • Keep JAPC members apprised • Long-term goal to maintain oversight and drop off of second party audits

6. MOU Revision B • MOU section 4.c revised – include (Certification Body supplemental assessments are defined as IAQG/AAQG member companies conducting additional oversight…) • Identify CBs with JAPC supplier clients, 16 currently • A few JAPC members were identified having trained and qualified supplemental auditors. • Determine JAPC supplemental audit scope – client validations in concert with joint audits only? • Determine method for choosing which joint audit shall also include a supplemental audit and who will perform.

7. Nadcap and the Space Industry– Business case • Discussion within JAPC members – do we have enough members interested in supporting this effort? • Are there enough space requirements to build a case? • Determine whether it makes business sense to add space requirements to proven Nadcap processes. • Nadcap welcomes collaboration with JAPC members.

8. Auditing Titanium suppliers • Topic of discussion to reach consensus whether the need justifies auditing Titanium suppliers. • Do we need to build a list of trusted Titanium suppliers? • A JAPC member has taken the lead to identify reliable Titanium suppliers including benchmarking other organizations.

9. To validate JAPC goals and objectives • Validate whether the JAPC has met its goals and objectives. • Are we doing everything possible to minimize the number of individual audits performed by JAPC member orgs? • Determine if the suppliers have experienced a reduction of QMS audits. • What do we need to change to improve JAPC direction. • Do suppliers understand what the JAPC is about. • Encourage all of you to mention that the JAPC’s intent is to reduce the number of individual audits!!!!

10. Questions?