<p>Former Microsoft Office division president Kurt DelBene will lead troubled healthcare insurance site through the first half of 2014.</p><p>The White House has tapped Microsoft executive Kurt DelBene to lead the government's federal health care insurance exchange site, Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services announced today.</p><p>DelBene, who most recently served as president of Microsoft Office Division, will succeed Jeff Zients as a senior advisor to Sebelius and will work closely with the White House and senior HHS leaders, Sebelius wrote in a blog post. DelBene has agreed to serve in the role "at least through the first half of next year," she said, as the administration officials prepare to beef up efforts to enroll citizens into the government's Affordable Health Care for America Act program.</p><p>"Kurt has proven expertise in heading large, complex technology teams and in product development. He will be a tremendous asset in our work," Sebelius said.</p><p><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/government/cloud-computing/microsoft-exec-to-run-healthcaregov/d/d-id/1113150">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/economy-policy/2013/12/17/former-microsoft-exec-named-to-oversee-healthcaregov/">Former Microsoft Exec Named to Oversee HealthCare.gov</a> (Fox Business)</p><p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2081260/former-microsoft-exec-to-head-healthcaregov-effort.html">Former Microsoft exec to head HealthCare.gov effort</a> (PCWorld)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dPl46Q2XOoWPAMMW24yEeUEUvfeDM&ned=us">280 additional articles.</a></p>