FBI DIRECTOR LAUDS A&M’S INFORMATION SECURITY

  

The head of the FBI praised Texas A&M for their steps in protecting sensitive information and intellectual property from Chinese spies.

Christopher Wray, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, the nation's universities and colleges could learn a thing or two from Texas A&M and its extra efforts.

The comment was in response to a statement made by Senator Ted Cruz, who said he has serious worries about universities protecting vital information that could be of national interest.

Wray responded by saying that he shared the concerns of Cruz, and he has seen a flow of information from U.S. universities, particularly at the graduate level, directly back to China.

Wray said the FBI has, “had some very good work with Texas A&M recently to try to raise awareness in the university space.”  He went on to say The FBI is trying to raise awareness so that universities can make thoughtful voluntary decisions that are not just in the country's best interests, but the best interest of their own academic research.