Saturday, December 21, 2013

White House Taps Former Microsoft Office Head To Lead Healthcare.gov

<p>Longtime Microsoft executive Kurt DelBene is taking over the troubled Healthcare.gov website.</p><p>The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that DelBene, the former head of Microsoft's Office Division, was named senior adviser to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services. In that role, he will manage Healthcare.gov and lead the effort to fix the problems with the website.</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," Sebilius said in a statement.</p><p>[Related: Obamacare Website Still Contains Flaws: Security Expert]</p><p><a href="http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/240164828/white-house-taps-former-microsoft-office-head-to-lead-healthcare-gov.htm">Keep reading...</a></p>

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