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CFATS increasingly under congressional gaze
Fallout from a leaked Homeland Security Department internal memo detailing problems with a program regulating facilities with hazardous chemicals continued March 6 with a second congressional
CFATS can be fixed, DHS officials tell skeptical House Republicans
Homeland Security Department officials emphasized progress in a troubled program overseeing chemical facility safety before a skeptical audience of Republican lawmakers during a Feb. 3 hearing. "Bad
DHS pledges to ease regulatory burden of CFATS
The Homeland Security Department intends to make compliance with Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards easier with online tools and increased communication, said DHS official Jennifer Cannon at
DHS may place dams under CFATS-like regulation
The Homeland Security Department might propose legislation to place dams under a regulatory regime similar to chemical facilities, says the DHS office of inspector general. In a report dated Sept. 15
DHS proposes regulations on ammonium nitrate sales
Sales of ammonium nitrate weighing 25 pounds or more would come under a new licensing requirement from the Homeland Security Department in a proposed rule printed August 3. The rule, a requirement of
Lewis: CFATS could be model for public-private cybersecurity model
A federal government looking to expand its regulatory presence in private sector cybersecurity for critical infrastructure but not wanting to exert too heavy a hand could make use of the Chemical
