Ctrl-alt-del - reboot - Microsoft to rescue Healthcare.gov

White House to tap Microsoft exec to fix Obamacare site

The administration is set to announce that Kurt DelBene, an executive at Microsoft, will succeed Jeff Zients in leading the overhaul of the embattled HealthCare.gov, according to four sources with knowledge of the decision.

“Kurt has proven expertise in heading large, complex technology teams and in product development,” Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. “He will be a tremendous asset in our work.”

DelBene will be in that role for at least the first six months of 2014, Sebelius said.

He was most recently the president of the Microsoft Office Division and has been with the company since 1992. He is also the husband of freshman Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.).

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/k ... 01237.html

I thought it was already fixed? (His wife is a freshman representative, no conflict there... huh?). Well I hope he can get this working to the satisfaction of the administration and the American public. There's a 2014 election at stake.

Bring on the Mister Softie (MSFT) jokes. LOL

I'm sure it will work as good as every other Microsoft application. Can't wait!

Too late? Like trying to raise the Titanic?

FredHayek wrote: Too late? Like trying to raise the Titanic?

This "Titanic" never really set sail to begin with.

I just hope they don't put that cutesy paper clip icon in there, Mr. Clippy.

Seriously Microsoft isn't what I really think of as a big system IT integrator, aren't they more into PCs and personal devices and annoying security updates?

LOL wrote: I just hope they don't put that cutesy paper clip icon in there, Mr. Clippy.

Seriously Microsoft isn't what I really think of as a big system IT integrator, aren't they more into PCs and personal devices and annoying security updates?

No. They are server operating systems (Microsoft Server 2002, 2001 etc.). Dell and Microsoft work together with WAN and LAN and server farms. They are programming language platforms (Microsoft Visual Studio, C++, NET, etc). And Microsoft has the expertise to serve up data to your desktop.

This is probably a good move, unless the current installation is so f'ked up that Microsoft has to practically start from the beginning.

The one problem could be when Microsoft tries to work with the government bureaucracies and winds up taking 3 steps forward and 2 steps back all the time. I've been there, done that and it's not pretty.

Humm... I wonder if Microsoft might eventually make some money off of this?

Time to look for an opportunity to buy some Microsoft stock?

Have to think Microsoft will get some nice no bid government contracts if they can fix this disaster.

Haha, I am sure it was more like a quiet meeting in a Seattle coffee shop with some suits in a black SUV, something like "if you want the NSA and IRS and future monopoly lawsuits off your radar.... Vee Suggest you send us some Tecchies to DC to fix Healthcare.gov at your own expense." ...off the record of course.

pineinthegrass wrote: Humm... I wonder if Microsoft might eventually make some money off of this?

Time to look for an opportunity to buy some Microsoft stock?

Hey they've already paid out 330 million for a broken site, just imagine the price they could get for one that actually worked!!