Industry Urges Congress To Reauthorize CFATS Ahead Of 2023 Expiration

Leaders of the Chemical Sector Coordinating Council (CSCC), an industry coalition that works with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), are urging Congress to swiftly reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program before it expires in 2023, emphasizing what they say has been valuable public-private collaboration and successful work preventing cybersecurity and other chemical incidents. The Coordinating Council’s chair Gary Davis, director of security for the French chemical supplier Air Liquide, and vice chair Carey Waltz, director of group...