Used to work in the Senate and have always admired Senator Wyden and his staff when it comes to being up to date on important technical issues like net neutrali

Used to work in the Senate and have always admired Senator Wyden and his staff when it comes to being up to date on important technical issues like net neutrality, domain name governance, data breach law, cybersecurity standards, and now this. If you have specialized technical knowledge that can inform policy of importance (your call on how to judge that), I encourage you to engage your senators/reps on such issues, or at least connect with the legislative assistants in the offices who cover these issues. Give your senators/rep's DC office a call and ask for the LA (aka legislative assistant) and to brief him/her on the issue at hand. Or at least offer yourself as a resource if needed. The best part about working in the Senate was being able to call up someone and ask for a briefing on an issue, and most would help out. Those that reached out proactively made life much easier, and, seriously, the squeaky wheel gets the grease in the policy world. Groups like I Am The Cavalry have done great work bringing together cybersecurity experts to raise awareness of, and push action, toward addressing vulnerabilities in systems that, if compromised, could cause major harm (think cars, medical devices, etc.). If you can form a group like that in your area of expertise, you can be more effective. Okay, off my soapbox for now.