COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Editor's Note: The attached video aired in June.
The Texas A&M University System has been awarded the Jack Donnelly Award for Excellence in Counterintelligence by Major General Daniel J. Leece, USMC (Ret.), who travelled to College Station to present the award at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
"The Texas A&M System takes security very seriously, and we appreciate the recognition," said Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp in a release from the Texas A&M University System. "We will continue our diligent work to stay ahead of the malicious governments and rogue organizations who seek to access the sensitive work we have been trusted to do."
According to the release, the award "is given only to entities that are cleared by the federal government to deter, detect and disrupt the theft of classified information." It is also named after John "Jack" Donnelly, who worked as the former Director of the Defense Investigative Services from 1988 to 1996.
"Prominent research universities receive billions of research dollars annually from federal entities to push the limits of science and make America safer," said Dr. Kevin Gamache, the chief research security officer and leader of the Research Security Office of the Texas A&M System in a release from the Texas A&M University System." The threat of our most critical emerging technology finding its way into weapon systems developed by our adversaries is real, and U.S. higher education institutions must guard against it."
In addition to his responsibilities with Texas A&M, Gamache also manages the System's security relationships with the Department of Defense and Energy, and has also been designated an Industrial Security Professional.
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