02.39.2006 - Economic Study Reveals That Brand Specifications In Computer Hardware Procurement Needlessly Cost U.S. Taxpayers Up To $563 Million

The inclusion of brand-name specifications in federal computer hardware procurement lead to harmful consequences that needlessly cost U.S. taxpayers up to $563 million, according to a new economic study by R. Preston McAfee, J. Stanley Johnson Professor of Business, Economics and Management at the California Institute of Technology. The study, Improving Federal Procurement: The Benefits of Vendor-Neutral Contract Specifications, was commissioned by AMD (NYSE: AMD). - View Press Release - Visit AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.)