Substack Daily Updates – 1-20-26

Today I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:

• OMB ‘Approves’ 2 PHMSA ICR Revisions – OIRA added comments to 2 NPRM dockets that would change approved HAZMAT ICR’s – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/01/omb-approves-2-phmsa-icr-revisions.html

• Review – OMB Approves PHMSA Gas Release Reporting ICR Revision – Clarified instructions for releases from PRD/ECD as intentional release – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/01/review-omb-approves-phmsa-gas-release.html

• Review – 3 Advisories and 3 Updates Published – 1-20-26 – NCCIC-ICS control system security advisories for products from Rockwell and Schneider (2) – Updates for Mitsubishi and Schneider (2) advisories – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/01/review-3-advisories-and-3-updates.html

• Rule Hearing for Last Minibus and DHS FY 2026 Spending Bills – HR 7147, DHS spending – HR 1748, 4th minibus DOD, LHH, and THUD – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/01/rule-hearing-for-last-minibus-and-dhs.html

Yesterday I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:

• Review – Committee Hearings – Week of 1-18-26 – Only the House in Washington – DHS oversight hearing- Transportation security hearing – Last minibus on the floor this week – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/01/review-committee-hearings-week-of-1-18.html

Sunday I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:

• Review – Public ICS Disclosures – Week of 1-10-26 – Part 2 – For Part 2 have 7 more vendor disclosures – Bulk updates from Siemens (14) – 5 other vendor updates – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/01/review-public-ics-disclosures-week-of-1_18.html

I have removed the following articles from the CFSN Detailed Analysis paywall:

• Public ICS Disclosures – Week of 7-8-23 - Part 2,

• Public ICS Disclosures – Week of 1-10-26 – Part 2,

I posted the following to my social media feeds (X, Mastodon, Substack, and LinkedIn):

• I posted the following to a discussion on X about the song ‘California Dreaming’: “A number of songwriters in the 60’s became quite adept at writing protest songs that could ‘pass’ on popular radio stations because they sounded inoffensive if you were not paying close attention. The song ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ is another good example.”

• I posted the following to a discussion on Substack Notes about intending puns: “I only say, “No pun intended” when it is obvious that the preceding pun flew right over someone’s head…. Gives them a second chance to groan.”