Substack Daily Updates – 5-16-25

Today I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:

• Short Takes – 5-16-25 AM – Climate data loss – Spanish blackout update – Extraterrestrial property rights – Walmart tariff price increases – Murray retires from CISA – Virgin Galactic production proceeds – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/05/short-takes-5-16-25-am.html

• Reader Comment – Senate Unanimous Consent Process – An explanation of why Sen Paul could not be bypassed on CFATS reauthorization – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/05/reader-comment-senate-unanimous-consent.html

• Transportation Chemical Incidents – Week of 4-12-25 – 366 incidents (364 highway, 1 air, 1 rail) – 3 serious incidents (3 Bulk release) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/05/transportation-chemical-incidents-week_16.html

• Review – Bills Introduced – 5-15-25 – 101 bills – HR 3435, federal cyber training – HR 3447, chip security standards – S 1798, autonomous vehicle standards – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/05/review-bills-introduced-5-15-25.html

• Short Takes – 5-16-25 PM – EUVD – Measles to 1,000 cases – Drug prices and tariffs – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/05/short-takes-5-16-25-pm.html

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

• HR 9520 Introduced - Federal Cyber Workforce Training.