Substack Daily Updates – 3-28-25

Today I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:

• Review – HR 2390 Introduced – Chinese Crane Replacement – Would allow port infrastructure development grants to be used to replace Chinese port cranes – This ‘easy fix’ may not be so easy – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/03/review-hr-2390-introduced-chinese-crane.html

• Transportation Chemical Incidents – Week of 2-22-25 – 491 incidents (458 highway, 19 air, 14 rail) – 7 serious incidents (6 Bulk release, 1 injury, 1 major artery closed, 25 no release) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/03/transportation-chemical-incidents-week_28.html

• Review – Bills Introduced – 3-27-25 – 144 bills – HR 2447: cybersecurity education – S 1180: abolish TSA – S 1190: Secretary of CG – One Space Geek bill – One MIPS – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/03/review-bills-introduced-3-27-25.html

• Review – HR 971 Introduced – RAIL Act - Address the railroad hazardous material safety concerns including train inspections, first responder hazmat training, and train crew size – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/03/review-hr-971-introduced-rail-act.html

• Short Takes – 3-28-25 – Artemis 2.0 – Egg smuggling – Secure-by-design OT – Dissolve ORD – Ion engines – 3D printing in space – CDC measles response – Measles outbreak (2) - EO 14246 thru EO 14249 – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/03/short-takes-3-28-25.html

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

• HR 1633 Introduced - RAIL Act

• HR 3429 Introduced - Cybersecurity Education Support,

• HR 9074 Introduced - 2-Person Freight Crew,

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

• I posted the following reply to a comment on LinkedIn about my blog post on HR 2390: “One of the problems with HR 2390 is that it adds no new funds to replace these Chinese Cranes. Any money going to this purpose (and it will take lots of money) will have to come at the expense of other port enhancement projects. Someone needs to define the problem in detail, how many cranes at how many ports, how much to replace or how much to mitigate (replace software), and how long would it take if the funds were available.” That provoked a continuing discussion.