In the News
Introducing a chief technology officer
May 19 2009
Senator Warner introduced his friend, Aneesh Chopra, at the former Virginia Technology Secretary’s confirmation hearing to serve as President Obama’s Chief Technology Officer.
Health IT wrap-up
May 19 2009
Senator Warner's conference on health information technology yesterday was a great success. Over 400 people -- from doctors and health care providers, to leaders in health information technology software -- attended the event at VCU, and another 300 watched the conference on our website.
A conference on health information technology
May 15 2009
By now, everyone agrees that switching from paper to secure digital health records reduces errors, enhances convenience for patients, and allows doctors to share information on patient status and health status.
Wired Virginia
May 14 2009
Senator Warner highlighted today’s unveiling of a first-ever broadband availability map for Virginia, available online at http://www.otpba.vi.virginia.gov/.
Action on phone scams
May 14 2009
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has filed charges against several companies accused of making hundreds of millions of deceptive calls to consumers.
Protecting consumers against robocall spammers
May 12 2009
Senator Warner was joined by Senator Charles Schumer today to announce that the Federal Trade Commission has begun investigations into automated "robocalls” that pitch bogus car warranties to millions of consumers on their cell phones and land lines.
