Substack Daily Updates – 8-6-25

Today I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:

• OPM Sends Probationary Period Appeal NPRM to OMB – Part of the new Administration’s attempt to reshape the federal government – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/08/opm-sends-probationary-period-appeal.html

• OMB Approves Space Systems Licensing ICR Revision – Increased burden estimate due to increase in number of entities licensing private spacecraft – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/08/omb-approves-space-systems-licensing.html

• Review – CSB Updates Accidental Release Reporting Database – 7-28-25 – 26 new incidents added since the April update – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/08/review-csb-updates-accidental-release.html

• Short Takes – 8-6-25 – Orbital transfer vehicle studies – Lunar helium-3 survey – X win on deepfake files – Space shuttle move to Houston – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2025/08/short-takes-8-6-25.html

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

• CSB Updates Accidental Release Reporting Database – 4-17-25

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