http://twitter.com/#!/jimgeraghty/status/393775609437900800

Laying down the marker!

Former OMB acting director Jeffrey Zients has been tapped to lead the HHS “tech surge.” And according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), QSSI will be the new general contractor overseeing the Healthcare.gov fixes:

http://twitter.com/#!/EvanMcSan/status/393775035392851970

Does QSSI sound familiar to you? It should:

http://twitter.com/#!/rachanadixit/status/393775259624546304
http://twitter.com/#!/Majchrowitz/status/393774401318952960

That’s just great.

http://twitter.com/#!/redsteeze/status/393774494357417984

Plus ça change …

But don’t worry. During today’s CMS “operational update,” Zients said it’s smooth sailing from here:

http://twitter.com/#!/Majchrowitz/status/393772667284643840

There’s even a timeline now:

http://twitter.com/#!/philipaklein/status/393776483493482496
http://twitter.com/#!/rickklein/status/393773327895887874

Fabulous! We feel better already.

http://twitter.com/#!/EdMorrissey/status/393773878662533120
http://twitter.com/#!/La_Ketch/status/393789825276321792
http://twitter.com/#!/IwouldandIdid/status/393782820704763904
http://twitter.com/#!/kesgardner/status/393788504678727681

What’s there to worry about? The Obama administration has a proven track record when it comes to abiding by deadlines.

http://twitter.com/#!/BDayspring/status/393773658688466944

Major credibility problem.

http://twitter.com/#!/ltwalters80/status/393788040599965696
http://twitter.com/#!/RubinReport/status/393788547540340736

Heh. That’s an excellent question. Here are a few more:

http://twitter.com/#!/BDayspring/status/393775992940265472

Hey, don’t push it. Even if the November deadline does wind up being accurate:

http://twitter.com/#!/AG_Conservative/status/393775099565727744

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/10/25/relax-everybody-obamacare-site-will-work-smoothly-by-end-of-november/