One of the managers working at the CMS who was responsible for overseeing the implementation of Healthcare.gov has left:
HealthCare.gov may have claimed its first casualty from the Obama administration: a veteran official who helped oversee development of the federal government’s glitch-ridden online insurance exchange.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) said on Wednesday that Tony Trenkle, the agency’s top technology executive, will step down on Nov. 15 “to take a position in the private sector.†CMS Chief Operating Officer Michelle Snyder delivered the news in an e-mail to employees.
Trenkle was in charge of determining whether private information entered into the exchange system would be safe from hackers and identity thieves. An inspector general’s report released in August said CMS had delayed the deadline for making that decision until the eve of the site’s launch.
“If there are additional delays in completing the security authorization package, [Trenkle] may not have a full assessment of system risks and security controls needed for the security authorization†in time for the rollout, the report said.
I would very much like to know whether he is now looking for a job or has one lined up and if so whether he’s received a raise as a result of the move.
The original title I’d planned to use for this post was “Rat Deserts Sinking Etc.” but I decided that was too uncharitable.
One may never know, as the Obama administration likes to engage in preventative reporting, by adding special training in how reporters cover website conditions. I’m sure this will also extend to other details surrounding the PPACA, including people disappearing or being replaced.
I think the politicals ran this show, start to finish. Try this title: Executive Deserts Ship Run by Incompetent Rats