Comments on: Defense Department hires HP

Shortly after Congress grills it on privacy, subsidiary of U.S. agency enlists company to build IT infrastructures.

[MrNougat]

Wha ... ?

Isn't HP under investigation for using questionable methods to gather information about people? Oh now I understand ...

[Lindy01]

Ahhh the goverment spending money

wisely again. Hey maybe they should consolidate those platforms to say 2......Instead of 4. Unix/Linux or Unix/Windows...or Linix/Windows.

Sorry I dont like Novell.

[macrouser]

How is this relevant?

The reporter fails to make a connection between this story and HP's boardroom troubles. Government IT spending decisions and congressional hearings on ethics and policy violations are and should be independent, unless the hearing is due to the outcome of a spending decision. I hope that, just because CNet reporters were targeted by the HP people involved, that News.com will not wage a vendetta against HP in the months to come, or try to link all news about HP to the boardroom issue.


Disclaimer: I have no connection with, or shares of HP.