January 21, 2025
Chemical Facilities Face ‘Increasing’ Threat Under CFATS Lapse, Officials Say
Top officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agency that was responsible for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program before Congress allowed it to expire last year say facilities previously subject to the program are now facing “increasing” physical and cyber threats from a variety of hostile actors. “We're seeing the attacks and the threats coming from a variety of sources, whether that be domestic violent extremists, the nation state actors, ransomware groups . . . in the...
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