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'Best and brightest' techies drafted to fix Obamacare computer glitches
Christian Science Monitor ^ | 10/20/13 | Brad Knickerbocker

Posted on 10/20/2013 6:14:01 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

Two big problems hit the Obama White House on Oct. 1: the government shutdown, which saw hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed, national parks closed, and other disruptions. And the launch of the Affordable Care Act, which was always going to be tricky.

The first problem was solved – temporarily, at least – when Republicans and Democrats worked out a stop-gap spending deal, also heading off (for now) a government default on its debts. By most accounts, the White House came out the winner, although President Obama was careful not to beat his chest too much about it.

The second problem – the president’s signature achievement so far, known as “Obamacare” – has only gotten worse.

The White House reported this weekend that about 19 million people have visited HealthCare.gov and 476,000 individuals have applied online for health insurance.

But officials have yet to say how many people have actually bought a policy. In any case, it's a long way from the 7 million people the administration wants to see enrolled for health insurance through online exchanges during the six-month sign-up period.

Computer “glitches” seem massive. USA TODAY reports that "the federal health care exchange was built using 10-year-old technology that may require constant fixes and updates for the next six months and the eventual overhaul of the entire system."

Obama, presumably, has been asking sharp questions of his staff.

"I think that there's no one more frustrated than the president at the difficulty in the website," Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on NBC's “Meet the Press” Sunday.

The coming week should see significant political activity surrounding Obamacare.

Obama is scheduled to speak about it at a health care event Monday.

(Excerpt) Read more at csmonitor.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bestandbrightest; drafted; fix; glitches; obamacare; techies
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Maybe Nasa has some ideas.. or they could have a Beer Summit and have Sebilius buy.

Epic Fail The Sequel

1 posted on 10/20/2013 6:14:01 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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I'll have a Bud Lite.


2 posted on 10/20/2013 6:15:39 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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Does anyone still remember how to write code in Basic anymore?


3 posted on 10/20/2013 6:16:14 PM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (On the evening of 10/16/13, the ailing republican party breathed its last breath.)
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We’re talking about a stupid computer program. There is no reason for failure. We have millions of these programs...all devised to catch people at “whatever”...so we’ll all be criminals together.


4 posted on 10/20/2013 6:16:26 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Spaghetti code, if that’s what it is to reflect the 2,000+ page law and 30,000 (!) pages of regulations, is not fixable.


5 posted on 10/20/2013 6:17:18 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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I can see it now. Hundreds of Ivy League professors put on the payroll to supervise a 16 year old kid to fix it. If one supervisor is good, hundreds must be “more better”.


6 posted on 10/20/2013 6:17:19 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (When His Arrogance talks out of his a$$, Harry Reid's lips move.)
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*sigh* You can’t throw 9 women in a room and make a baby in a month. (Old saying at my former employer) But they will try....until the finally realize that this monstrosity can’t be fixed this way. I wonder which of them will tell the Pres the emperor has no clothes.


7 posted on 10/20/2013 6:17:24 PM PDT by SueRae (It isn't over. In God We Trust.)
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“the federal health care exchange was built using 10-year-old technology that may require constant fixes and updates for the next six months and the eventual overhaul of the entire system.”

I'm sure that was built into the system by design. More money for Obies campaign contributors.

8 posted on 10/20/2013 6:18:23 PM PDT by bitterohiogunclinger (Proudly casting a heavy carbon footprint as I clean my guns ---)
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"I think that there's no one more frustrated than the president at the difficulty in the website"...

The president is signing up? Har har....laugh a minute this jerk is.

9 posted on 10/20/2013 6:18:34 PM PDT by TomServo
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To: bitterohiogunclinger

“I’m gonna write me a minivan.”


10 posted on 10/20/2013 6:18:46 PM PDT by dfwgator
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And the WH got all this data from a screwed up website that doesn’t work. LOL


11 posted on 10/20/2013 6:18:47 PM PDT by Rodm
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I am thinking that some Solyndra engineers need jobs. Agreed, solar cells and software aren't quite the same. But who cares, they have tons money the American people don't know the difference.
12 posted on 10/20/2013 6:19:47 PM PDT by dhs12345
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They spent $600 million and did’t have the best and the brightest?


13 posted on 10/20/2013 6:20:25 PM PDT by cicero2k
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Best and Brightest = OFA script kiddies with confidentiality agreements.


14 posted on 10/20/2013 6:21:13 PM PDT by struggle
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Wait until this monstrosity really gets going.


15 posted on 10/20/2013 6:21:25 PM PDT by dhs12345
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They spent $600 million and did’t have the best and the brightest?

How convenient, huh. Oh we only need another couple billion... (lather, rinse, repeat)

16 posted on 10/20/2013 6:27:26 PM PDT by Ezekiel (The Obama-nation began with the Inauguration of Desolation.)
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Biggest glitch is the out of reach pricing in return for the high deductible and lower quality of care.


17 posted on 10/20/2013 6:30:48 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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Let’s hope they do better than the morons involved with Fulfillment By Amazon.


18 posted on 10/20/2013 6:31:54 PM PDT by dagogo redux (A whiff of primitive spirits in the air, harbingers of an impending descent into the feral.)
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“The Mythical Man-Month” by Fred Brooks, first published in 1975, discusses the phenomenon that adding workers to a late software project only makes it later.


19 posted on 10/20/2013 6:31:56 PM PDT by informavoracious (Of course I want people to have healthcare, I just didn't know I was the one who would be paying...)
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the best and brightness understand how bad this is... and will embed bugs, back doors, and crashes all triggered by external means

should be interesting

meanwhile... where’d our $450m go??


20 posted on 10/20/2013 6:33:34 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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