IT Co. Rigged Server To Christmas Tree Timer, $5.5M Suit Says

By Elaine Briseño ( June 10, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT) -- The National Institute of Building Sciences alleged in D.C. federal court that an information technology firm caused it at least $5.52 million in damages by failing to maintain and upgrade a web platform for government facility acquisition, instead doing "slapdash" work including rigging a server with a Christmas tree timer....

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