Substack Daily Updates – 12-17-24

Today I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:

• Review – Fall 2024 Unified Agenda – PHMSA HAZMAT – 15 HAZMAT rules in the pipeline (sigh) from PHMSA – Short version of article published here (premium content) - https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2024/12/review-fall-2024-unified-agenda-phmsa.html

• Review – 5 Advisories Published – 12-17-24 – NCCIC-ICS control system security advisories for products from Schneider, Rockwell, Hitachi Energy, and ThreatQuotient – Medical device security advisory for products from BD – Short version of article published here (premium content) - https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2024/12/review-5-advisories-published-12-17-24.html

• FY 2025 December CR and Offset – An omnibus CR has been published along with a pro forma spending offset bill – Rules be damned, House and Senate votes likely before midnight Friday – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2024/12/fy-2025-december-cr-and-offset.html

• Short Takes – 12-17-24 – Drone sighting dilemma – Unused coal piles – Helium-3 mining – TCE final rule – NHTSA whistleblower final rule – SSI Threat Assessment ICR – ESCAPADE launch possibilities – FY 2025 spending deal – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2024/12/short-takes-12-17-24.html