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>> i did not. i was not that close my first reaction was lets get these people some help, so i was on the phone with him, trying to get him there, so he could respond did not speak to anyone injured. >> joel gilly saw it happen. thanks for this. >> thank you. >> engineers have now -- well, they fixed a key part of the obama administrations healthcare web site that crashed over the weekend, according to the department of health and human services. coming after a spokeswoman says that an important...

Say we have? >> we have been talking about this since june. at that point in time people didnt realize what would be going on for obama care. this data hub is different than the web site. because this is the site that holds all your most personal information things like social security administration, your income many of the pieces of information that you would not want others to have any access to. so we saw a glitch over the weekend. we have written a letter to the inspector general of h.h.s. ...

I mean, do you have concerns about that? >> you know, we have heard that the security issues are going to be, again, that theyre going fine right now and that by the end of november, everything is going to be fixed so millions of americans will be able to sign up for quality, affordable health care. we know its working right now as well. the data hub thats a part of this is one of the best -- you know, generally functioning pretty well as part of that website. and people are getting enrolled. th...

Shutting down the united states government. >> reporter: another question is, the contractor that is now in charge of fixing the site is qssi. some of their officials were at the house hear yesterday. theyre already involved in the contractor, running the data hub now theyre in charge of cleaning up an effort they were involved in. >> democrats believe in the law and all it stanes for. some of them are furious about the web site, embarrassed and angry with the white house. >> and more than that....

Important enough that each of the contractors said they had been through some hipaa training. what we wanted to do in the interests of privacy of our constituents is make certain as they build this data hub that will contain your medical as well as your financial information and as this is shared with the different agencies with the insurance companies that are going to be -- >> but what specific information does the website ask for and specifically what private information that the government d...

The extensive experience we have gained from providing income verification for eligibility reviews has prepared equifax workforce solutions to successfully serve cms in this new capacity. well continue to monitor and test our interface with the data hub. thank you for the opportunity to testify and i welcome your questions. >> will lau. >> good morning, mr. chairman, congressman waxman and other distinguished members of the committee. my name is john lau and up represent serco. im the program di...

Thats him testifying now. his company was contracted to process paper insurance applications. a little old school. lets take a listen. >> in consistency resolution entails data verification and validation of the self-attested data from applicants. these are problemses identified through the use of the data hub in the main system and then communicated to us. to date, circo has successfully opened two of its four processing centers those in kentucky and arkansas. a third will be opening next week ...

As time goes on, more of our work will entail to clear previously submitted applications for the eligibility determination process. data verification and validation of the self attested data from applicants. these are problems identified through the use of the data hub in the main system and communicated to us. the day serco successfully opened two of its four operation centers. a third will be opening next week in missouri and in about four or five weeks, the final site in oklahoma. weve had no...

That doesnt mean the people they are grilling are without blame. maybe they are. one by one the contractors responsible for the rollout did their best to shift focus onto everyone but themselves. cgi federal contractor responsible for malfunctioning enrollment and self-described face blamed the government. >> so chairman, from a cgi perspective, our portion of the application worked as did he signed. it was not our decision to go live. >> it was not your decision to go live. >> it was cmss decis...

Will entail inconsistency resolution in ortder to clear previously submitted the applications to the eligibility determination process. inconsistency resolution entailed data verification and validation of the self-tested data from applicants. these are problems identified through the use of the data hub in the main system and communicated to us. the date serco successfully opened two of its four processing centers in kentucky and arkansas. a third will open in missouri and in four or five weeks...