Substack Daily Updates – 4-8-26
Today I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:
Looking Back – 10-20-26 – Post looks at three ICS-CERT advisories - https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/04/looking-back-10-20-15.html
OMB Approves FCC Telecom Security Threats NPRM – Will address national security threats to domestic telecommunications services - https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/04/omb-approves-fcc-telecom-security.html
Review – HR 7924 Introduced – DOD Trucking Security – Would require covered motor carriers to self-certify lack of Chinese connection to be eligible for DOD trucking contracts – Short version of article published here (premium content) - https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-hr-7924-introduced-dod-trucking.html
Review – 2 Advisories and 1 Update Published – 4-9-26 – NCCIC-ICS control system security advisories for products from GPL Odorizers and Contemporary Controls – Updated advisory for products from OpenPLC – Short version of article published here (premium content) - https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-2-advisories-and-1-update_9.html
Short Takes – 4-9-26 – Federal Register – NASA, ISS-AC meeting – OOP, sequestration order – FCC space spectrum abundance NPRM – FMCSA, hazmat highway routing ICR renewal – EO 14388 and EO 14400 - https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/04/short-takes-4-9-26-federal-register.html
Yesterday I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:
PHMSA Sends Breakout Tank Inspection NPRM to OMB - https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/04/phmsa-sends-breakout-tank-inspection.html
Short Takes – 4-8-26 – Federal Register – EAC, end-of-life notices – EPA, signing of UHWM NPRM – NRC, aircraft impact sunset final rule - https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/04/short-takes-4-8-26-federal-register.html
I have removed the following articles from the CFSN Detailed Analysis paywall:
Public ICS Disclosures – Week of 1-31-26 – Part 2,
Committee Hearings – Week of 2-8-26,
(2021) HR 3138 Amended in Committee - State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act, and
I posted the following to my social media feeds (X, Mastodon, Substack, and LinkedIn):
I posted the following to a discussion on X about House Democrats plan to try to pass a war powers resolution during pro forma session today: “Performance politics at its best, but then again, there isn’t much the Democrats can really do without significant Republican support.”
I posted the following to a discussion on X about CISA’s explosive blast modeling support: “Does anyone know if the CISA CFATS folks helped covered facilities with explosive blast modeling?”