Department of Transportation sues IT firm over contract

HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Department of Transportation has filed a lawsuit seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages from an information technology consulting company that was overseeing a new computer system for the state Highways Division that never worked.

The state hired Ciber in 2008 to help design, develop and deploy a DOT system that would automate project and financial reporting requirements that could perform functions required by the federal government to obtain reimbursements for projects.