[coops]

You must not have tried very hard. http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/31/oracle-red-hat-and-google-e... People are still flying out there to help with healthcare.gov, all the time.

[untog]

Yes, I'm sure the TechCrunch article you read makes you better qualified to judge than someone who was involved in the actual situation.

[cjoh]

Cool. Well, if you'd like to help out, let us know.

[mattdeboard]

Those big companies used their government contacts to land some big government contracts. The government reached out to industry as a PR move, throwing money at whoever promised they could fix the problem as soon as possible. There's no altruism here.

[coops]

sorry, no, you're all wrong. those employees are all taking unpaid leave to come work on healthcare.gov.