A national defense contractor is preparing to lay off 60 people at its San Antonio operation, according to notice sent to the Texas Workforce Commission.
Technica Corp., a Washington, D.C.-headquartered IT and cybersecurity company, filed layoff paperwork with the TWC saying employees will be cut Feb. 15.
The company’s San Antonio operation supports the Air Force’s Cyberspace Vulnerability Assessment/Hunter weapon system as part of the $74 million Defensive Applications and Network Support, or DANS, contract awarded in September 2019.
The classified system helps Air Force Cyber Command and Combatant Commanders “identify, pursue and mitigate“ cyberspace threats in military networks.
“The situation is absolutely fluid right now,“ said Larry Gusman, Technica’s associate counsel. ”We don't know where we stand.”
Gusman said that the contract is set to expire Feb. 14 and that the company hasn't heard from the Air Force about transition plans.
The Air Force didn't immediately respond to questions about the contract’s status.
Technica's online case study about the Cyberspace Vulnerability Assessment/Hunter DANS program reports that the company has more than 150 people working on ”development, systems integration, testing, training, engineering, and architecture hubs.” It also operates ”service desk operations and on-site support.”
The company primarily employs people with active security clearances for its work on classified government systems. In October, the company reported that it had 88 people working in its operation at Port San Antonio.
News of Technica’s potential cuts come as a recent report from the Dallas Fed warned of the potential for more mass layoffs across Texas in 2024.
If the layoffs occur, they'd be another hit to San Antonio’s tech and cyber economy in the wake of the Codeup computer programming school's sudden closure in December.
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