Chemical Insecurity: An Assessment of Efforts to Secure the Nation's Chemical Facilities From Terrorist Threats
Loading...
Serial Number
Levin Center Identifier
Document Date
2014-07-30
Report Length
52 pages
Policy Agendas Project Major Code
Policy Agendas Project Minor Code
Additional, Minority, Dissenting Views
Report Type
Found Using Methodology
Yes
Subcommittee(s)
Commission(s)
Idependent Author(s)
Brief Executive Summary
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs issued a Minority Staff report in which they investigated the level of success achieved by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program in response to a looming terrorist threat on U.S. chemical facilities. The investigation uncovered that CFTAS is not reducing the United State's risk of a terrorist attack on domestic chemical infrastructure since the program focuses on the wrong threats. Moreover, the investigation concluded that if major changes are not made to the programs, CFATS will never work as intended, causing a significant waste in government spending.