A private contractor will lay off up to 323 people at Letterkenny Army Depot.

Bowhead Integrated Support Services said in a WARN notice that it filed with the state, that the layoffs will take place as a result of Letterkenny Army Depot’s receipt of Congressional Notification Clearance to reduce contracted labor support hours on a particular contract and subsequent directives to Bowhead.

Letterkenny announced the layoffs on Thursday evening.

“The conclusion of several depot maintenance programs and projected reductions in other systems will result in a potential reduction or reassignment of up to 323 contract personnel at Letterkenny Army Depot in fiscal year 2020,” Letterkenny said in a press release. “The reduction will impact up to 75 contract personnel on or about March 10, 2020 and up to an additional 248 contract personnel through Sep. 2020.”

The layoffs will take place at Letterkenny Army Depot, 1350 Superior Ave., building 57 in Greene Township, Franklin County near Chambersburg.

"We are grateful for the work performed by our contractors and recognize their contribution to Army readiness”, Letterkenny Army Depot Commander Col. Gregory Gibbons said in a press release. “The depot would not be able to operate without them.”

Bowhead Integrated Support Services has worked with Letterkenny Army Depot for the past four years.

“Letterkenny Army Depot has been an exceptional contract for BISS (Bowhead Integrated Support Services) since 2016," Mike Hundley, senior vice president of UIC Government Services and Bowhead said in a statement. "We will work with our customer through these changes to ensure continued support of the warfighter and the Army’s mission.”

Bowhead Integrated Support Services provides maintenance and logistics support services to defense and civilian agency customers.

Bowhead Integrated Support Services filed the WARN (the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry earlier this week. The WARN Act is federal legislation that offers protection to workers, their families and communities by requiring employers to provide notice 60 days in advance of a covered-business closing and covered-business mass layoff. Enforcement of the WARN Act falls under U.S. Department of Labor jurisdiction, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry website.

Letterkenny Army Depot was established in 1942 and is a government owned and operated industrial installation. Letterkenny Army Depot is a maintenance facility that provides overhaul, repair and modifications for tactical missile air defense systems, electric power generation equipment and various military vehicles, support systems and protection programs.

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