GM to hire 3,000 workers from Hewlett-Packard

DETROIT -- General Motors plans to hire 3,000 Hewlett-Packard employees who previously did information technology work for the automaker.

The move is part of GM's plan to bring 90% of its IT work in house from outside contractors, giving it direct control over new software applications and reducing overlap of current services.

GM Chief Information Officer Randy Mott, who previously held the same position with H-P, has been frustrated by the automaker's outdated and overlapping IT systems since joining the company in February. He wants to speed product development by reducing the company's reliance on outsourced contracts.