Hewlett - Packard chief executive officer Mark Hurd blamed the scandal that has besiege his company on “ a rogue investigating ” that got out of hand , in an feeler copy of his Congressional testimonial released by a House Subcommittee on Wednesday .
“ How did such an abuse of secrecy occur in a party renowned for its seclusion ? The death come to free the substance , ” Hurd wrote . “ The probe squad became so focused on discover the generator of the leaks that they lose sight of the privacy of reporters and others . They miss spate of the values HP has always represented . ”
Former HP Chairman Patricia Dunn , pull to give up Friday because of the dirt , champion in her testimony her determination to enquire the leaks of confidential plug-in treatment to the news medium .
Both are among several witnesses expected at a listening before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday in Washington . The committee is await into the praxis of “ pretexting , ” or using off-key pretenses to gain entree to confidential phonograph record . Investigators hired by HP to obtain the source of leaks mesh in pretexting to get hold of the phone records of directors , HP employees and newsman who cover the Palo Alto , Calif. , technology caller .
Although much of the unfavorable judgment of the scandal skirt the tactics used by the investigator , Dunn compose in her testimonial that adequate consideration should be given to the leaks from within the party that damaged HP .
HP ’s plank was ill-famed for its outflow to news media and that such disclosures made it unmanageable for the board to deal with crucial subject honestly , she wrote .
“ I wish fervently that none of this had ever find , ” Dunn wrote in her testimonial . “ But gameboard have an unquestionable duty to take whole step to prevent [ leaks ] . That certain steps train during the investigation go well beyond what was appropriate does not sabotage the importance of the board ’s mission in this issue . ”
