One well-known company is vying to renew its contract with the United States Army, and hopes to save its Virginia jobs.
Lockheed Martin Corp. recently filed a notice with the Virginia Department of Labor stating the company may close its office in the Pentagon. However, company officials are saying that move was purely precautionary and hopes it won't have to lay off any employees.
The office employs 250 workers, most who manage the network of data coming in and out of the Pentagon, according to an article by The Business Review.
“We really don’t expect to lay the 250 people off," Joe Wagovich, a company spokesman, said in the article. "We are going through a re-compete of a contract at the Pentagon. We feel confident in our proposal.”
The winner of the contract with the company should be announced sometime this month. Lockheed Martin has had its contract with the Army for eight years. If another contractor were picked for the job, the majority of employees would be able to keep their job in Virginia, but some managers might be phased out.
As for filing with the Virginia Department of Labor, that's a required move if a layoff is expected to occur within 60 days.
"(That was a) purely precautionary measure," Wagovich added. "So if for some reason the Army would pick another contractor to do that job, we expect a short transition period would fall within that 60 days."
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