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Chemical Insecurity: An Assessment of Efforts to Secure the Nation's Chemical Facilities From Terrorist Threats
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Abstract
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.
Date
2014-07-30
Document Type
Senate Minority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
52 pages
Congress
113
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports
PAP Major Code
16: Defense
PAP Minor Code
1615: Civil Defense and Homeland Security