… services, the accounting backbone and most importantly, a talent pipeline of more than 600 cyber graduates a year, half of whom already possess interim security clearances before their commencement exercises. The Commands Chief is appointed by the Governor in this process, confirmed by this Senate body and serves at the pleasure of the Governor. reporting directly to both the Governor and the Legislature. Many of you rightly ask why move duties out of the Department of Information Resources? Dir was chartered in 1989 to procure technology at scale. (04:31–04:40)
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Asserts that the Texas Cyber Command's Chief is appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
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