Section 2059.102 - Management and Use of Network Security System(a) The department shall manage the operation of network security system services for all state agencies at the center.(b) The department shall fulfill the network security requirements of each state agency to the extent practicable. However, the department shall protect criminal justice and homeland security networks of this state to the fullest extent possible in accordance with federal criminal justice and homeland security network standards.(c) All state agencies shall use the network security services provided through the center to the fullest extent possible.(d) A state agency may not purchase network security services unless the department determines that the agency's requirement for network security services cannot be met at a comparable cost through the center. The department shall develop an efficient process for this determination.Tex. Gov't. Code § 2059.102
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 760, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2005.