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The $2.5 billion, 10-year deal includes computer networks, hardware, software, peripherals and "everything that's plugged into the wall," as NASA spokesperson Michael Sweigart told Bloomberg.
HP is taking over many services currently provided by Lockheed Martin.
Hewlett-Packard has had an interesting year, one perhaps most significantly marked by a CEO-shakeup saga. In early August, HP ousted then-CEO Mark Hurd following sexual harassment claims. Shortly after Hurd's firing, he was hired as Oracle's new co-president.