WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) will hold a town hall in Jackson County on Friday, March 30. This past Friday, he was in eastern Oregon holding town halls in Union and Wallowa counties. The upcoming town hall will mark his 10^th across the Second District in the last three months. Last year, he made 11 visits to Jackson County; he travels back to Oregon just about each weekend and visits each of the 20 counties he represents at least twice per year—many much more frequently than that. It’s just one of many ways he stays in touch with folks from all across the Second District to keep his to-do list fresh. He has also held multiple district-wide telephone town halls this year that have reached tens of thousands of Oregonians, and will continue to hold them throughout the year.

He will also meet with the High Tech Crimes Task Force in Central Point—as chairman of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, he has launched a bipartisan cybersecurity working group to examine the current landscape and lay the foundation for the subcommittee’s efforts to address cybersecurity.

“Cybersecurity is essential to maintaining our nation’s security in the 21st century,” Walden said. “The threat is real and the economic impact on businesses, especially smaller companies, is serious. The more information we gather, the more equipped we will be to combat this complex issue. This threat is not a partisan issue, and I appreciate my colleagues’ willingness to take a closer look at these complex issues and report back on their findings, which will create a foundation of expertise and understanding that will be essential as we find solutions to secure our networks."

The Working Group is tasked with identifying existing legal impediments to securing communications networks against cyberthreats and incentive-based approaches to encourage private-sector companies to work with each other and the public sector. Members of the Working Group include: Subcommittee Vice-Chair Lee Terry (R-NE), Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA), Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), Rep. Michael Doyle (D-PA), and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden will serve as an ex-officio member of the working group. Vice-Chairman Terry and Ranking Member Eshoo will co-lead the group. At the conclusion of its work the group will report its findings to Chairman Walden.

On Saturday evening, he will attend the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation banquet in Medford.

Friday, March 30, 2012

What:             Meeting with the Southern Oregon High Tech Crimes Task Force

When: 2 p.m.

                        Friday, March 30

Where:           Central Point City Hall

155 South Second Street

Central Point, Ore.

 

What:             Jackson County town hall with U.S. Rep. Greg Walden

When: 4 p.m.

                        Friday, March 30

Where:           Medford Public Library

205 S. Central Avenue

Medford, Ore.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

What:             Medford Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation annual banquet

When: 4:45 p.m.

                        Saturday, March 31

Where:           The MedfordArmory

3540 North Pacific Highway

Medford, Ore.