mr. bateman, an opportunity to respond. i believe in fairness. american people do not want to see a kangaroo court here. i perjly had the privilege of hearing mr. park speak before. they told me they had never heard a speaker who understood business better, who got it and it was a real tribute to me that someone of your calendar was willing to work for the federal government. that instilled faith in the process. we are the best nation on earth. we've got to act like it. but the american spirt is the can-do, the we can fix it attitude. not the blame game. if there are witnesses who would like to say a few words, because you've been treated unfairly, in my opinion, i would like this to be an equal playing field. >> have i cut off anyone's answer here today? >> will i be able to keep my time? >> of course. >> you cut off the ranking member. >> i cut him off a minute into question and answer after he exceeded his five minutes. but no witness here today has been cut off. every witness has been allowed to complete their entire answer. i just want to und

mr. bateman and mr. chow who leave the gao out of it because we will probably ask them help us find out. but none of you today can tell us who failed to do their job and as a result, the american people lost a month of any effective, real ability to sign up. this website was dead at launch for all practical purposes and i am sorry, but you have -- you can give me all the numbers you want. six on the first day and 240 on the second day, when millions of americans were trying to make this work. we may disagree on obamacare, -- we do not disagree a disagree that that was unacceptable. understand,fail to you and mr. bateman, and all of you in the administration who are allowed to go to those meetings, mr. palmer would tell you best practices should be a lot more like it is that toyota company. or honda. line, oneduction person who sees a bad car coming down, is allowed to stop the production line. in this case, a really defective, something that would make -- launched on october 1, and nobody said here today

mr. bateman and mr. park an opportunity to respond. i believe in fairness and the american people do not want to see a kangaroo court here. the way this hearing is being conducted, it does not encourage good private sector people to join the government. i've heard mr. park speak a couple years ago for a private sector, procapitalist business audience. told me that they had never heard a speaker who got it at her. -- better. it instilled faith in the process. we are the best nation on earth. the american spirit is the 'can do'attitude and not the blame game. do" attitude and not the blame game. you have mentioned -- you have been treated unfairly. >> have i cut off anybody's answer? >> you cut off the ranking member. >> i cut him off after he exceeded his five minutes. no witnesses have been cut off. every witness has been allowed to complete their entire answer. kangaroo court is like the accusation. i help the gentleman -- hope the gentleman from tennessee will think better of making an accusation. has been cut off. i asked mr. batema

mr. bateman, we know how great a job you're doing. would you please wrap up? >> yes. i appreciate the opportunity to be here today. >> thank you. mr. park. >> good morning, members of the committee. thauj for inviting me to testify today on the administration's on going effort to deliver on the prosays of the affordable care act. as u.s. chief technology officer housed at the office of science and technology policy, i serve as an advisor of the white house on a broad range of technology priorities ranging on how e v innovation can grow the economy to spur innovation to how the power of technology can be harnessed to improve health care, disaster relief, fight human trafficking and more. in this work, i try to bring the sensibleties of the tech entrepreneur that i've been for most of my professional live. as you know, october 1st was the launch of the new healthcare.gov where people without health insurance can go to get affordable coverage. unfortunately, the experience on healthcare.gov has been highly frustrating for many americans. needs problems are unacceptable.

mr. bateman, did you? >> i did not. >> mr. vanroekel? >> not only do i not know that happened, i don't know, and i did not. >> when mr. jordan asked you some questions, one of the things that he asked you was about your involvement in meetings. he was specifically referencing mrs. -- or ms. -- i'm looking for the name. well, let me just ask you this. were any of the meetings that you attended at the white house? >> it depends how you describe the white house. >> the treasury, old executive office building and new -- >> i didn't know if you talked physical or organizational. >> organizational. >> i work at an agency that is part of the executive office of the president. so every meeting i have is considered sort of part of 9 -- of that organization. >> was ms. lambeau present? >> as i answered in my question to mr. jordan, one or two meetings, yes. >> what were those meetings about? >> they were asking actually my private sector advice on demand generation and marketing to young people. how to use social media to reach out to uninsured am

mr. bateman? >> i was aware that various nodules part of the system wasn't working. >> anything on security, mr. park, operational and security? >> not as i recall, no. >> ok. >> i am aware that any system, private sector or public sector -- >> what about the security? >> any system needs constant -- security needs to be constantly addressed. >>> did you review a development prepared by miter -- it hasn't been released yet -- security testing and capability? >> no, i did not see this. >> september 23 that ighlighted some of the issues. >> ok. first of all, it looks like political decisions got us into this straight. chao, that d, mr. you needed to make decisions and the construct, right? >> correct. >> and there were regulationes that were not imposed, and i think you also intimated that some of them were stopped by the white house prior to the election. >> no, i did not. >> mr. chao, you said there was a significant problem and pressing time frame and actually the white house pressured to stop tho

mr. frank bateman is the chief director at health and human services. mr. todd park is the chief technology aufrgs ot united states. mr. steve van rokel is the chief information officer of the united states. okay. and pursuant to the rules, as many of you have not been here before to see, i'd ask that you all rise to take a sworn oath. please raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. let the record -- please be seated. >>> let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. this is a large panel and it's sfoing to be a long day. i suspect witnesses will be asked questions by both sides of the aisle. i would ask that you adhere to the time clock and come to a halt as quickly as possible when it hits red. please, understand, yellow is not an opportunity to start a new subject. it is an opportunity to wrap up. and with that, we'll go to our distinguished guests. >> we appreciate the opportunity to help uncover complex it ak wi

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mr. frank bateman is the chief information officer at the department of health and human services. mr.dd park is the chief technology officer of the united states. mr. steve vanroekel is the chief information officer of the united states. and pursuant to the rules, as many of you will see, i was asked that you rise to take a sworn oath. please raise your right hands. do you swear or from the testimony you are about to give away the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth? let the record reflect that all answered in the affirmative. this is a large panel. it is going to be a long day. witnesses will be asked questions by both sides of the aisle. i would ask that since your opening statements are placed in the record verbatim that you adhere to the time clock and come to a halt as quickly as possible when it's red. yellow is not an opportunity to start a new subject. it is an opportunity to wrap up. with that, we will go to our distinguished guests. >> we appreciate the opportunity to testify. in july, i testified before the sub committee on failed i.t. projects and other troubled