WASHINGTON POST: …One day after contractors on the project publicly suggested that the federal government inadequately tested the site before its Oct. 1 launch, administration officials said that one of those contractors — Columbia-based Quality Software Services Inc., or QSSI — would take over management of HealthCare.gov.
Jeffrey Zients, a former administration official selected by the White House to assess the extent of the online marketplace’s problems, told reporters the site is “fixable.” But he offered a sobering picture of the problems left to tackle, saying there are dozens of issues on a “punch list” that need to be addressed…
The site crashed shortly after its launch, preventing people from signing up for accounts — a prerequisite to shop for coverage. Zients said that initial problem is mostly fixed, with 90 percent of people now able to complete the account-creation process… (more)
