Substack Daily Updates – 1-1-26
Today I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:
Short Takes – 1-1-26 – Federal Register Edition – DHS privacy act actions – TSA pipeline security ICR revision – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/01/short-takes-1-1-26-federal-register.html
Review – HR 6309 Introduced - Cyber Deterrence and Response – Would require designation of, and sanctions against, critical cyber threat actors – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/01/review-hr-6309-introduced-cyber.html
Yesterday I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:
Review – Pending Rules of Interest – EOY 2025 – 110 rulemakings are currently pending at OIRA – Eight of those are of potential interest here – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/12/review-pending-rules-of-interest-eoy.html
I posted the following to my social media feeds (X, Mastodon, Substack, and LinkedIn):
I posted the following to a discussion on LinkedIn about the shuttering of the Jim Bean distillery: “In Germany in the 70’s and 80’s JB was considered the American Whiskey. GI’s used JB 5ths as the major currency for low level bribes for clearing quarters, registering vehicles, and ensuring packers took care of their belongings.”
I posted the following to a discussion on X about a Lawrence Welk version of ‘Ghost Riders in the Sky’: “LW was an old-fogy-music show that my Dad loved (and we were forced to watch). Frequently it exposed him to ‘new fangled’ music like this. He never caught on. Top notch musicians and arrangers.”
I posted the following to a discussion on LinkedIn about new employee training: “Make sure the training continues to reflect actual work processes. Nothing confuses a new hire more than being told: ‘Ignore those videos, that is not the way we do it here.’ A big problem with multiple facility organizations.”
Note to Subscribers
Last month I conducted an outreach where each day I sent delayed copies of a premium article to free subscribers. This was part of marketing effort to expand my paid subscriber base. It was more successful than the reduced subscription rate that I have been running the last couple of years during the Congressional summer recess. So I will probably repeat the effort next December. On the same note, I will be sending out premium articles on a random basis to free subscribers. Again, I am glad to have the large number of free subscribers to this site, but I would like to increase the number of paid subscribers. If you have any comments or suggestions, please, drop a comment here.
Happy New Year to one and all.