Bernie Acre Appointed to the Texas Cybersecurity Council

We are pleased to announce that Bernie Acre, Chief Information Officer, for the City of Bryan was recently appointed as a Partner to the Texas Cybersecurity Council. The Council was created by the Department of Information Resources (DIR) in accordance with Government Code Chapter 2054 to develop enduring partnerships between private industry and public sector organizations to ensure that critical infrastructure and sensitive information are protected, to develop an exemplary cybersecurity workforce to protect technology resources from increasing threats, and develop strategies and solutions that ensure that Texas continues to lead in areas of cybersecurity at a national level.

This Council has significant influence at the state level, and we are thankful to have the knowledgeable and impassioned voice of Bernie Acre representing the needs of local government and utilities on the Council. This appointment came following a request from DIR to TML and TAGITM for candidates and the subsequent endorsement of Bernie Acre by both agencies.