Substack Daily Updates – 1-30-26

Today I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:

• OMB Approves FCC Novel Space Activities Spectrum NPRM – Will probably be published in the Federal Register in the next week or two – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/01/omb-approves-fcc-novel-space-activities.html

• Review – HR 6631 Introduced – DOD Cybersecurity Education – DOD to support developing cybersecurity educational programs at academic institutions – No new funding is authorized – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/01/review-hr-6631-introduced-dod.html

• HR 7148 Fails Cloture Vote – Last FY 2026 Minibus – Bipartisan opposition for conflicting reasons – Revote scheduled for 11:00 am – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/01/hr-7148-fails-cloture-vote-last-fy-2026.html

• Review – Bills Introduced – 1-29-26 – 36 bills - S 3741, nucleic acid synthesis security – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/01/review-bills-introduced-1-29-26.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 artillery used to release avalanches: “I wonder if this skill is taught at Ft. Sill, OK.”