Current, former lawmakers urge ‘hacker’ community to engage with Congress

LAS VEGAS. Two leading congressional voices on cyber and a prominent former lawmaker said there is plenty of unfinished business on elections and other cybersecurity issues languishing on Capitol Hill and urged participants at the Def Con conference here to get involved.

Rep. James Langevin (D-RI), who chairs an Armed Services cyber subcommittee and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) appeared on a panel Friday with former Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), now head of the Wilson Center.

Harman noted that “15 senior...