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CSAT SSP Revisions
In deploying the Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) 2.0 and the revised tiering methodology, all chemical facilities of interest and covered chemical facilities will be required to resubmit
Chemical Security
CFATS Tiering Methodology
The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program is a risk-based, regulatory program that sets the standards for security at the Nation’s high-risk chemical facilities. To determine if a chemical facility is high-risk and thereby a covered chemical facility under CFATS, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses a dynamic risk assessment process.
Written testimony of OHA Assistant Secretary for a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing titled “FY17 Research & Development Efforts at the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security”
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Health Affairs (OHA) Assistant Secretary Kathryn Brinsfield addresses how OHA’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget request will allow OHA to further the Office’s health and homeland security missions.
CFATS Personnel Surety Program
The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) is a risk-based regulatory program that sets the standards for security at the Nation’s high-risk chemical facilities. Personnel surety, the vetting of facility personnel and unescorted visitors who have or are seeking access to restricted areas and critical assets at high-risk chemical facilities, is a key aspect of chemical facility security.
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice for Comment
Federal agencies are required to provide justifications before requesting information from individuals and groups to ensure that the information is necessary and will used effectively.
Equipping Frontline Personnel with New, Portable Radiological & Nuclear Threat Detection Capabilities
Recently, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) awarded a multimillion dollar contract that will equip U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S.
Chemical Sector Council Partners
DHS serves as a liaison between the private sector, through the Chemical Sector Coordinating Council (SCC), and the public sector, through the Chemical Government Coordinating Council (GCC).
2015 Sector-Specific Plans
These are the 2015 Sector-Specific Plans that support the National Infrastructure Protection Plan.
Chemical Sector Partnerships
Chemical Sector owners and operators have a strong history of working in partnership to develop industry practices that build a culture of safety and security. Read more on how partnerships are enhancing security and resilience in the Chemical Sector.
DHS Announces Expansion of the Securing the Cities Program
WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the expansion of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office’s (DNDO) Securing the Cities program to Houston and Chicago, further building upon the Department’s ongoing efforts to increase the Nation’s capabilities to detect and protect against radiological and nuclear threats.
