Purchasing
Important Notes for Purchasing
Executive Order GA-48
Governor Abbot issued Executive Order GA-48 on November 19, 2024.
This order creates additional requirements for Texas public education institutions and other state agencies regarding activities involving: China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia or Venezuela
Pursuant to Executive Order GA-48, all TWU personnel:
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- are prohibited from entering into a contract or PO with a country named above
- are prohibited from accepting any gifts, regardless of value, from an entity associated with the countries listed above;
- are prohibited from traveling on behalf of TWU to the countries listed above; and
- must notify TWU of any personal travel to the countries listed above prior to that travel and submit a post travel brief outlining the details of the trip, including the dates and purpose of the travel.
Tx-Ramp
Beginning January 1, 2022, Texas Government Code § 2054.0593 mandates that state agencies and Institutions of Higher Education must only enter or renew contracts to receive cloud computing services that comply with TX-RAMP requirements.
In the 87th Legislative Session, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 475, requiring the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) to establish a state risk and authorization management program that provides “a standardized approach for security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring of cloud computing services that process the data of a state agency.”
To comply, DIR established a framework for collecting information about cloud services security and assessing compliance with required controls and documentation.
This may initially lead to a delay in the risk assessment process for cloud services while TWU works to get required certifications established.
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