Where is the White House getting the money for ObamaCare’s “tech surge”?

hot air ^ | 10/21/13 | Allahpundit

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[Klemper]

I know! I know! *raises hand*
It is all of those people who are getting Government hand outs!!!!!

Did I win?

[Paladin2]

0bama’s $ta$h.

[Amendment10]

Where is the White House getting the money for ObamaCare’s “tech surge”?

I see funding for Obamacare's "tech surge" as Obama's unconstitutional stimulus funds at work.

[originalbuckeye]

Already a half billion down the rabbit hole and more disappearing by the day. Maybe they are using all that money they saved during the Govt shutdown? No?

[Jet Jaguar]

Bump

[grellis]

Not just where the money comes from--is it wise to hire a bunch of high-calibre techies when time-crunched? Shouldn't there be a lot of vetting going on? It will take just one or two to slip through the cracks and really wreak havoc.

(praying)

[NewHampshireDuo]

It’ll be worth it if they can’t fix it.

[COBOL2Java]

How are they paying for this all-hands-on-deck salvage operation of Healthcare.gov, which even The One himself described as a “tech surge” in the Rose Garden today?

[COBOL2Java]

Not just where the money comes from--is it wise to hire a bunch of high-calibre techies when time-crunched? Shouldn't there be a lot of vetting going on? It will take just one or two to slip through the cracks and really wreak havoc.

Have no fear! Kathleen Sibelius will hire only the best middle Eastern software engineers personally vetted by the White House!

[Hoodat]

Here's where they're getting the money:

[CincyRichieRich]

There the **ll did the $634M go? Whose pockets???

[Hoodat]

I see funding for Obamacare's "tech surge" as Obama's unconstitutional stimulus funds at work.

Oh no, it is far more heinous than that. Our Congress just granted the President the authority to borrow as much money as he pleases between now and February. We no longer have a debt ceiling. Instead we have a borrowing deadline.

In the four months leading up to the deadline, I fully expect our national debt to grow by a whopping $750 billion. This nets to an annual increase of $2.25 trillion which will surpass the rate of debt accumulation during 2009 when Pelosi was in charge of the House.

[Venturer]

Ya know what? I don’t know where the money will come from, but I do klnow where it will not come from.

It won’t come from Obama;s vacation and Air Force One trips nor food stamps, welfare,or any other entitlement program.

[stig]

Not just where the money comes from--is it wise to hire a bunch of high-calibre techies when time-crunched? Shouldn't there be a lot of vetting going on? It will take just one or two to slip through the cracks and really wreak havoc.

Someone should send the administration a case of Dr. Brooks' book on a similar disaster at IBM in the 1960s called "The Mythical Man Month". Had anyone bothered to read it ahead of time they would find out that throwing more bodies at the problem will only exacerbate the problems and lead to even longer delays.

The administration not only knows nothing about delivering health care, they know even less about software engineering.

[Scrambler Bob]

From the new Bernakne!

Shazam

[Scrambler Bob]

Snowden might use a little part time work.

[tanknetter]

Not just where is the money coming from, but how is it being applied.

There’s a little thing called the “FAR”. Federal Acquisition Regulations. There are very detailed, very specific rules that MUST be followed by law for contractual services to the government at EVERY level.

There’s no way that Obama or anyone else is calling in an outside tiger-team (aka Best and Brightest) to fix Healthcare.gov on a month and a half to two month turnaround without blatant, outrageous disregard for the FAR and Federal contracting rules.

The Congressional Republicans jumping on this, jumping on this NOW and jumping on this HARD - VERY VERY HARD - will put the breaks on any effort to engage in illegality in getting this disaster “fixed”. Even the whiff of possible Congressional oversight involvement is going to result in the involved Federal Contracting Officers - and probably the vendors as well - suddenly deciding that they really need to follow the letter of the law. Regardless of what their political master say. Ultimately this administration and it’s Schedule Cs and other political appointees will be gone. COs and most vendors will realize that they need to look out for their futures beyond that ...

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