NextChapter · for people leaving Leidos
Leidos laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining
about 17,000 professional jobs are open in Virginia, including about 1,400 at Leidos. Put in your email and we send a plan built for a layoff: benefits and deadlines first, then jobs matched to your background.
Jobs open now
about 17,000 professional jobs are open in Virginia, and about 1,400 at Leidos. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.
These are the newest roles, not yet matched to you. Add your email at the top and tell us about your work, and we pick the jobs that fit you.
Personalize my jobsOpen professional jobs at Leidos
- Network Engineer - WAN - 2nd Shift · Leidos · Hampton, VA
- Distribution Engineer · Leidos · Houston, Harris County, US
- Junior Software Engineer · Leidos · Laurel, MD
- Junior Systems Engineer · Leidos · Odenton, MD
- Business Process Analyst · Leidos · Ashburn, VA
- Remote: Senior Supply Chain Risk Analyst · Leidos · United States
What should I do first if I was affected?
- File for Virginia unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- File for Maryland unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Compare COBRA and marketplace health coverage before your coverage ends.
- Use the first 72 hours on the steps that matter most.
- Line up bridge income while you search.
What help is there for benefits and retraining?
The public workforce boards for each affected site. Their American Job Centers offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Anne Arundel County Local Workforce Development Board
For notices in Fort Meade
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Virginia Career Works Northern Region
For notices in Ashburn, Reston
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Not laid off? Pick what sounds like you
For anyone planning their next move at Leidos or anywhere else. No résumé needed; we send a first-week plan.
Question 1
Where are you right now?
Why we ask: a laid-off week and a thinking-about-a-move week look nothing alike. No résumé, no account.
Questions
- Did Leidos file layoff notices?
- Yes. Leidos has filed 5 WARN notices with labor departments in Virginia, Maryland, naming 481 workers. The most recent was filed Sep 28, 2026.
- How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Leidos?
- File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For Virginia, see the unemployment benefits page for the weekly amount, the number of weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Are there jobs open for former Leidos employees?
- about 17,000 professional jobs are open in Virginia today, and about 1,400 at Leidos itself. NextChapter lists them from employers' own career sites and checks that they are still open.
- What help is there for retraining?
- The local American Job Center for each affected site offers free job search help and often pays for training. NextChapter also lists funding programs and graded AI courses.
What did Leidos file?
A WARN notice gives the number of workers and the dates the employer reported. It does not say why. Notices are published by each state.
| Notice date | Employer | State | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeidosTakes effect Nov 23, 2026 | Virginia | Ashburn | 84 | — | State record | |
| LeidosTakes effect Jun 5, 2026 | Maryland | Windsor Mill | 156 | Mass Layoff - No Recall | State record | |
| LeidosTakes effect May 31, 2026 | Maryland | Fort Meade | 71 | Mass Layoff - No Recall | State record | |
| LeidosTakes effect Mar 23, 2026 | Virginia | Ashburn | 93 | — | State record | |
| LeidosTakes effect Aug 15, 2025 | Virginia | Reston | 77 | — | State record |
Notices are as filed with state labor departments and refreshed daily; the newest is dated Sep 28, 2026. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Leidos. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.