Former Microsoft exec to head HealthCare.gov effort

Kurt DelBene, the retired president of Microsoft's Office Division, will take over the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' insurance shopping site, HealthCare.gov. DelBene, who left Microsoft during a reorganization last July, will take over operation of the site from Jeffrey Zients, a former acting director at the White House Office of Management and Budget, who signed on as an adviser to the site after a disastrous launch Oct. 1. DelBene, as senior advisor to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, "has proven expertise in heading large, complex technology teams and in product development. He will be a tremendous asset in our work," Sebelius wrote in a blog post. DelBene will focus in providing management and operations expertise and on giving advice on marketing and communications, Sebelius said. President Obama and Sebelius "believe strongly in having one person, with strong experience and expertise in management and execution, who is thinking 24/7 about HealthCare.gov," she wrote. Sebelius also praised Zients for his work on the site, which launched with frequent page errors and slow page-load times. "Today, the site is night and day from what it was when it launched," she wrote. DelBene joined Microsoft in 1992 and served in several roles in the company's product development teams. He served as the general manager of Microsoft Outlook, and as group program manager for Microsoft Exchange, among other positions. DelBene is married to U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, a Democrat from Washington state. download nimbuzz for java samsung download assassin's creed 1 pc utorrent download bat to exe converter download bradley hand itc font download acer aspire one bios mot de passe download 1040 qualified dividends worksheet download the last airbender 2010 dvdrip download roboform 7 4 1 download stainless steel medieval 2 download santa can you hear me song