A long-time reader and former CFATS Chemical Security Inspector, Dave Grisenti published a series of posts (links below) over on LinkedIn about his experiences with and the need for the reauthorization of, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. While Dave makes points that have been discussed here, and many other places as well, he does so from the unique perspective of someone who was on the front lines of the CFATS program. I urge anyone that has anything to do with chemical facility security programs, or legislation, to read all six of Dave’s posts; they were intended to be a single post, but program constraints at LinkedIn cut it into pieces, thus the lack of titles for each piece.
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I
am no longer a Federal Employee of the US Government.
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Amid
another political crisis of economy the bad old 2008 recession, an
opportunity came about that was a perfect fit for me…CFATS.
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On
July 27, 2023, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) https://lnkd.in/gbxtZeR7
program expired after the Senate failed to reauthorize it.
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With
a bipartisan 409-1 bill approved by the house to grant just 2 more years to
have what congress promised (oversight hearings that could have updated the
authorization to new and current threats), it tells you one Senator is
obviously not serious about national security or the fight against terrorism.
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Many
entities post lapse continue to advocate to bring back CFATS (cont.).
• Every day without CFATS authorization is a day of increased vulnerability for American communities.
I have said here a couple of times now (most
recently here) that I do not think that there is much chance of the CFATS
program being stood back up. That does not mean, however, that I disagree in
any way with Dave’s arguments that the program is necessary.
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