TAGITM Monthly
August 30, 2024
 
President's Message
  
Howdy, TAGITM!

I don’t know if y’all heard, but it’s been an eventful few weeks! Ya boy goes on vacation and a hurricane rolls through, there’s a statewide internet outage, and the CrowdStrike ordeal happens. I hope everyone made it through ok. Thankfully for Seguin the brunt of the hurricane missed us, we had redundancy in place for the ISP outage, and the CrowdStrike event was a minor annoyance at best. Upon returning to the office, I did have fun reminding folks what happens when I’m not around. Clearly my presence is needed! I’m not certain anyone actually bought that, but it was funny nonetheless.
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TAGITM Updates
TAGITM President and Vice President Discuss CrowdStike’s Municipal Impact
Curious about the recent CrowdStrike event? Join Shane McDaniel and James O'Brien join Joseph Blackman to learn all about what happened and how it affected municipalities, discover the steps you can take to keep your organization safe from similar cyber threats in the future, and stay informed and protect your community with the latest insights and strategies.
TAGITM Board Welcomes New Committee Chairs

The board held its first in person Strategic Planning Session July 19-20 at the site of the 2026 Annual Conference in the JW Marriott San Antonio Resort and Spa. In attendance were the new chairs for the Education, Conference and Marketing Committees.

Angie Wright, Chair of Education Committee
Chief Technology Officer
Beaumont
This year, my goal for the Education Committee is to strengthen and grow our team while enhancing our regional education summits. By focusing on current challenges and emerging technologies, we aim to ensure our members are well-prepared to support their organization's objectives.

Lana L. Spiess, Chair of Annual Conference Committee
Information Technology Director, Information Technology Department
Comal County (County Seat: New Braunfels, TX)
As the new Annual Conference Committee Chair, my goal is to continue the success of the past 45+ years of TAGITM’s main event by building a conference aimed at enriching and educating our membership. The Annual Conference Committee will kick off planning for the ’25 conference in September. Please reach out to me with any ideas or feedback.

Jose Mendez, Chair of Marketing Committee
Director of IT
Town of Flower Mound
My goal is to broaden our reach and advertise available resources to current and prospective members.

Welcome ya’ll and thank you for serving!

Upcoming Events
10
Oct 2024
 
TAGITM Hosts Panel Discussion on SCADA at the TML Conference
Protecting Public Infrastructure: SCADA and Utility Security in Local Government

This panel discussion (9:15-10:30 a.m.) will delve into the critical aspects of safeguarding public infrastructure, focusing on Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and utility cybersecurity within local governments. Our expert panel will explore key challenges, innovative solutions, and best practices for mitigating risks and enhancing cybersecurity measures in local government-operated infrastructures. You will gain invaluable insights into the evolving landscape of SCADA and utility security and be empowered to proactively address threats and safeguard vital community resources.

Speakers: Scott Joyce, Director of Information Services, City of Euless; Chris Lee, Chief Information Officer, City of Lewisville; James O’Brien, Director, Information Security Officer, Port Houston
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