Substack Daily Updates – 4-7-25

Today I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:

• Review – Committee Hearings – Week of 4-6-25 – Biotechnology report – 2 markup hearings – Space geek hearing – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/04/review-committee-hearings-week-of-4-6-25.html

• Review – Chemical Security Inspector Reduction in Force – Part 2 - A detailed letter from a CISA Chemical Security Inspector – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/04/chemical-security-inspector-reduction.html

• Short Takes – 4-7-25 – 2nd measles death in Texas – Another hantavirus death in California – Space talk – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/04/short-takes-4-7-25.html

Yesterday I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:

• Review – Public ICS Disclosures – Week of 3-29-25 – Part 2 – For Part 2 we have 5 additional vendor disclosures – 8 researcher reports – 5 exploits – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/04/review-public-ics-disclosures-week-of-3_6.html

• CSI RIF – Reduction in force letters went out to CISA Chemical Security Inspectors Friday – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/04/csi-rif.html

On Saturday I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:

• Review – Public ICS Disclosures – Week of 3-29-25 – Part 1 – Moderately busy disclosure week – For Part 1 we have 18 vendor disclosures – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/04/review-public-ics-disclosures-week-of-3.html

• Review – HR 1386 Introduced – State Department cUAS Authority – Would authorize limited State Department cUAS authority within the United States – No new funding is authorized – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/04/review-hr-1386-introduced-state.html

• Short Takes – 4-5-25 – War with Iran – Research Enterprise – Hacking ransomware group – Measles side effects – Fram2 return – SpinLaunch satellites – Planetary birth control – Super Heavy reuse – 2025 Hurricane forecast (2) - https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/04/short-takes-4-5-25.html

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

• I left the following comment on a discussion about the four recent soldier deaths in Lithuania: ““Peacetime” training deaths are particularly hard to take. I saw two in 15 years in the Infantry, 1 from a 105 RR breach explosion and 1 drowned in a night river crossing operation. Training has to be rigorous to be effective and rigorous, even with the best of intentions and oversight, is frequently dangerous. The last full measure of devotion… amen.”

• I posted the following comment to a ‘seeking a new role’ post from a Chemical Security Inspector on LinkedIn: “There will be a lot of these this week from Chemical Security Inspectors. As CISA eliminates chemical security support, industry is going to have to go it alone. A lot of experience is available.”