procurement

HP Hires New EVP From Boeing, Names New CIO

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 3, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

After a long string of executive defections at HP, CEO Meg Whitman names her first senior hire since taking over in September, and promotes a new CIO from within.

GSA Goes Google

John Paczkowski in News on December 2, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

The General Services Administration–which oversees government procurement–will soon become the first major federal office to move to cloud-based office apps on an agency-wide basis. And it’s chosen Google Apps to do it.

Sony Announces Procurement Cost Killzone for PS3

John Paczkowski in News on May 21, 2009 at 5:06 am PT

Facing back-to-back full-year net losses, Sony is taking a hatchet to its fixed costs in a yet another bid to return to profitability. The company plans to halve its roster of suppliers to 1,200, shaving a clean 20 percent off its procurement bill.