Thread regarding HP (Hewlett-Packard) layoffs

HP will probably default on NGEN to can its highest paid engineers

My prediction... they are losing millions every month on a poorly negotiated contract (which the richly rewarded executives responsible already collected their bonuses for, and likely used inside information to underbid the competition). They will lose more money next year under mandated, involuntary cuts. Meg has publicly stated they cannot keep contracts where they lose money or make low margins, and are better off shedding them. She's clearly directing her talking point at NGEN (formerly NMCI).

Losing NGEN means HP can get rid of thousands of US Citizens with security clearances they are required to keep for the work. Many engineers and first-level managers on the account are already fleeing ahead of the layoff hammer.

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NGEN was negotiated as a ONE YEAR contract with 4 optional years? What brain-dead morons negotiated that at HP, and had the nerve to pat themselves on the back with stacks of thousand-dollar bills over this mess??

HP probably way over-bids this time around, and sheds the contract.

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Post ID: @2AWX+DvURWqg

Looks like the Navy is going to be looking to replace HP as early as next month: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/ngen-schedule-re-compete-timetable-moved-up-rq-4-global-hawk-costs-revised-downward-russias-rostec-moving-into-commodities-market-031037/

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Post ID: @1ajH+DvURWqg

It already seems Meg and her cronies have established they are not interested in the long-term health of HPES. If the USAF contract doesn't show promise for high profit margins, I doubt they are too worried. The money is no longer in government contracts, why would HP executives want to go scraping around for chump change?

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Post ID: @cNH+DvURWqg

I'm not sure defaulting on a government funded military contract is something HP wants to attempt. Much like defaulting on a student loan, I suspect it will cost more to default than to comply. NMCI/NGEN in particular is a model HP is aggressively selling to the US Air Force and other agencies and any default scenario potentially jeopardizes future profitability.

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