Fortune 500 government contractor to lay off 85 workers in Albuquerque

Virginia-based Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a national defense and tech firm with a presence in Albuquerque, is laying off 85 local employees at the end of the year, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions last month.

Leidos spokeswoman Suzzanna Martinez confirmed the layoffs and said they are the result of the loss of a help desk contract with the Transportation Security Administration. That contract, along with others, was…

Source: The Business Journal