Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
HPE
Information Technology
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) is a significant contractor to the U.S. federal government, with over $1 billion in total obligated dollars across more than 11,000 contract actions in a single year. Its subsidiary, Aruba Networks, partnered with General Dynamics Information Technology to develop a software-defined network solution for the U.S. Department of Defense. The company has also held contracts with the Israeli Ministry of Defense. While much of HPE’s business involves commercial IT infrastructure, its specialized development work for military networks and its scale of government contracting indicate a material engagement with defense customers that extends beyond the sale of incidental, dual-use products.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise maintains active, expanding contracts with Israeli government agencies that directly service the occupation infrastructure. In May 2023, HPE (Israel) was contracted as sole supplier by the Population and Immigration Authority to provide Itanium servers, services, and maintenance for the Aviv population registry system through June 2026 (NIS 3.8M / ~USD 818K). The Aviv system contains data on Palestinians in occupied territories. In July 2024, HPE was selected by the Israeli military to lead a new underground server farm project. HPE also retains ongoing contracts with the Israeli Prison Authority, Israeli Police, and Ministry of Interior. WhoProfits documents HPE's R&D center in Beitar Illit, an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, and direct contracts with Modi'in Illit and Ariel settlements. Over 100 trade unions and civil society organizations have demanded HPE's inclusion in the OHCHR database of businesses complicit in Israel's settlement enterprise.
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