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The Texas Engineering Extension Service has added three face-to-face cyber-security courses to complement its suite of no-cost online courses geared toward assisting the state, local, tribal, public and private sectors to detect, prevent, respond and recover from cyber attacks and incidents. TEEX acquired the courses from the University of Texas at San Antonio’s (UTSA) Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS).

Registration for the 2012 Spring Basic Economic Development Course (BEDC) is open and spaces are filling up rapidly. The BEDC has been designed for anyone interested in economic development — at the local, regional, and state level.

Wisconsin Emergency Management has launched the Training Portal developed and hosted by the TEEX’s Knowledge Engineering Center (KEC). Wisconsin is the third state to use the KEC software product. The training portal allows emergency managers, first responders and others to register online for local, state and federal classes, keep track of courses completed and even print certificates.

Nine projects and two elected officials were honored with a 2011 Growing Green Communities Award for promoting sustainable rural development. The awards showcase the best initiatives for creating economic value and opportunity through environmental stewardship, energy conservation and sustainable practices in Texas rural communities.

TEEX recently hosted the quarterly conference of the Texas Lyceum in College Station. Seventy Lyceum Directors and alumni from across the state spent two days examining how Texas prepares emergency personnel and officials to act quickly and effectively to save lives and restore critical infrastructure during a disaster.

TEEX is offering two new courses that address the threats against the nation’s Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR). The courses are certified by the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA.

The Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) today announced plans to immediately reduce staffing at the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (NERRTC). Forty-two people are affected by the announcement, which includes both salaried and hourly staff members. TEEX attributes the layoffs to significant funding reductions from the state.

Five employees with the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) received the agency’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, at a recent ceremony held at the Brazos Expo Center. Employees who received the top award were Larry Dyer, Keith McLeroy, Elizabeth Morris, Joan Quintana and Jeff Saunders.

Anthony “Tony” Alotto and Leslie “Les” Bunte received the prestigious Regents Fellow Service Award from The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.

TEEX has joined with New Mexico Tech to offer a new Department of Homeland Security-certified course for medical personnel who may respond to an explosion or bombing incident. The 16-hour course is offered at no cost to jurisdictions nationwide as part of the DHS/FEMA Homeland Security National Training Program under the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC).