Hundreds Of Layoffs Impact MD Defense Contractors

MARYLAND — Hundreds of workers will be impacted by layoffs announced at two major defense contractors in the state.

New filings with the Maryland Department of Labor revealed that contractors Leidos and Tyto Athene were implementing layoffs that will affect a total of 266 employees.

Leidos and Tyto Athene both work from the headquarters of the Defense Information Systems Agency in Anne Arundel County's Fort Meade, at 6910 Cooper Ave.

Effective May 31, Leidos will lay off 71 employees, as Tyto Athene dismisses 39 workers.

A second round of layoffs will also take place from Leidos' Baltimore County location at 3300 Lord Baltimore Drive, in Windsor Mill.

The site serves as the headquarters of the Social Security Administration. Available county data from 2024 lists it as the county's second-largest employer.

A total of 156 employees will be laid off from the Windsor Mill location, effective June 5.

Employing 64,000 individuals, Fort Meade is considered the largest employer in Anne Arundel County, according to the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation. It's also considered the second-largest U.S. military installation by population.

Leidos spokesperson Brandon Ver Velde told the Baltimore Business Journal that the company intends to reassign as many staffers as it can to open job listings across Maryland, Virginia and in Washington, D.C.

He told the outlet the Fort Meade cuts stemmed from DISA's shift to prioritizing work in-house. For Windsor Mill, the layoffs were the result of SSA contract changes.

Tyto Athene has not commented on the layoffs.

The latest cuts come months after the Donald Trump administration carried out a series of job cuts through the Department of Government Efficiency, an unofficial agency kick-started by business entrepreneur Elon Musk.

However, despite the cuts, many went on to be rehired at a later time. The Federal News Network reported Monday that the General Services Administration is now looking to fill hundreds of job listings.