Key House Republican presses tech companies on Obamacare glitches

U.S. Representative Issa (R-CA) talks to reporters as he departs a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonBy Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican chairman of a key congressional oversight committee has asked Google, Microsoft and three other U.S. companies to provide details on their possible involvement in a "tech surge" aimed at fixing a website implementing President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, made the request in a letter to Google, Microsoft, Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Oracle and Expedia, committee spokeswoman Caitlin Carroll said. …