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Committee hears procurement and cybersecurity lessons from Texas and state police drone programs
Summary
State and public-safety drone practitioners described operational security practices, fleet diversification and training approaches; officials noted regulatory uncertainty and federal audits could force changes to fleet composition.
Experts and public-safety practitioners briefed the Joint Interim Committees on procurement, cybersecurity and training for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), outlining practical safeguards states can adopt and flagging federal policy uncertainty.
Chad Tillman, procurement subcommittee chair, introduced Ben Tristan, who described his work as a training instructor for Alto Robotics and as a member of the Texas Department of Public Safety criminal investigations unit. Tristan said Texas operates a large, diverse fleet and has adopted “off-network” workflows and U.S.-based management software to limit exposure. “Keeping any and all equipment off of critical infrastructure networks … using US-based software to deploy on equipment … and that we control…
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