Sec Sebelius asks for investigation of HealthCare.gov

Recognizing that deeper problems may lurk behind the botched rollout of the health care website, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius called for an investigation into management and contracting decisions. Sec Sebelius said that she is asking the department's inspector general to investigate the contracting process, management, performance and payment issues that may have contributed to the flawed launch of HealthCare.gov.

In addition to the inspector general review, Sec Sebelius said she has ordered the hiring of a new "chief risk officer" at the Medicare agency, which also oversees the new programs created to expand health insurance coverage under Obama's law. That official will focus on making sure technology programs work as advertised. Secretary Sebelius also said she's ordered a retraining of her department on best practices for outside contracting.