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US national security in HPE-Juniper wasn't serious argument, Alford testifies

By Flavia Fortes ( December 16, 2025, 20:59 GMT | Insight) -- A former top deputy in the US Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, told Congress on Tuesday that national security was not a genuine factor in the agency’s decision to settle its challenge to the merger of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks. He said officials recognize that such concerns do not play a role in determining whether to greenlight the deal. Roger Alford, the former deputy assistant attorney general in the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, told Congress on Tuesday that national security was not a genuine factor in the agency’s decision to settle its challenge to the merger of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks....

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