PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A judge has ordered representatives from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Rhode Island to appear in court for mediation over the unfinished project to build a new computer system for the state Division of Motor Vehicles.
Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo tells Channel 10 that the two sides are scheduled to meet Thursday in state Superior Court. A retired justice has been appointed mediator.
The state sued Palo Alto, California-based HP Enterprise on Tuesday, seeking an injunction that would block the company from walking off the long-delayed DMV system upgrade.
The governor told the news station on Wednesday she won’t be bullied. She says she had a tense conversation about the dispute with HP Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman.
The company has said it has met all its contractual obligations.
