Laid off from Amentum.
Amentum came out of its merger with Jacobs' government businesses at 53,000 people, then filed steadily as programs wound down, with Colorado absorbing eight of its twelve filings since 2025. Terms were never published.
At a glance
What's been reported about Amentum severance packages
- 12 · WARN filings since 2025, our tracker
- 8 · Colorado share of those filings
- 53,000+ · Workforce after the Jacobs combination
- Not published · Individual severance terms
Recent Amentum layoffs
Colorado keeps filing as programs end
Amentum's reductions since 2025 concentrate in Colorado, eight filings including rounds of 135, 93, and 92 roles, with smaller Maryland notices following in 2026. The company closed its merger with Jacobs' Critical Mission Solutions and intelligence units in late 2024, making it one of the largest pure-play government services firms.
Previous rounds
Amentum layoff history
Amentum runs mission support, engineering, and intelligence programs for federal agencies, and its layoffs read like a program calendar. Our tracker's twelve filings since 2025 cluster where contracts concluded, dominated by Colorado sites, and arrive in program-sized groups rather than company-wide rounds. The post-merger scale means overlap consolidation adds its own steady trickle.
The federal spending environment does the rest. Contract terminations and award delays hit services firms across the sector through 2025 and 2026, and Amentum's filing cadence tracks that cycle, small, specific, and continuous rather than dramatic.
If you're affected at Amentum, the playbook is the cleared-contractor standard. Identify the successor contractor on your program and apply before your access ends, protect your clearance currency, and treat your individual agreement's review window as negotiating room. Colorado-based employees will find that state's benefit figures and filing steps on our Colorado page.
Previous Amentum layoff rounds
2025 into 2026 · Twelve filings, eight in Colorado, with the largest single notices at 135, 93, and 92 roles, plus Maryland sites in early 2026
Terms not published.
2024, merger · The Jacobs combination closed, bringing the company to 53,000-plus employees and NYSE listing, with integration overlap reductions following
Terms not published.
How Amentum has compared
Amentum sits in the same procurement weather as GDIT, but its filings skew toward program sites rather than headquarters corridors, which is why Colorado, not the DC beltway, leads its count in our records. Where the program lives is where the filing lands.
Amentum layoff and severance questions
What severance does Amentum pay in layoffs?
Amentum hasn't published severance terms for any round we track. Packages are individual agreements, and the one in front of you is the only version that counts.
Why do so many Amentum layoffs happen in Colorado?
Because that's where the affected programs run. Eight of the company's twelve filings since 2025 in our tracker are Colorado sites, which reflects program geography rather than a Colorado-specific strategy.
Does the Jacobs merger mean more Amentum layoffs?
The 2024 combination created integration overlap on top of normal program cycles, and the filings since then show a steady cadence rather than a spike. Merger-driven consolidation tends to arrive gradually as systems and contracts unify.
Where do I file for unemployment after a Amentum layoff?
In the state where you worked, not where the company is headquartered. Amentum's biggest U.S. hubs are Colorado, Maryland, Virginia. Severance usually doesn't block you from filing, and benefits run from your filing date, so file the same week.
Should I sign the severance agreement right away?
First pin down how much review time you actually have. If you're 40 or older, federal law gives you 21 days to consider an agreement that waives age claims, 45 in a group layoff, and a waiver signed under a shorter deadline can be invalid. If you're under 40, no federal window applies and the deadline in your packet may be real, so confirm it in writing and ask for more time if you need it. Use whatever window you have to read the release terms, especially non-disparagement and no-lawsuit clauses, and don't stall past a real deadline, because offers can be withdrawn.
Can I collect unemployment if I got severance from Amentum?
Usually yes, though some states delay benefits until severance pay periods end, and lump sums are treated differently than salary continuation. Check your state's rules on our state benefit pages, and file immediately either way so your claim date is locked in.
What to do after being laid off from Amentum
- File for unemployment in the state where you worked. Benefits run from your filing date, and severance usually doesn't block you. Amentum's biggest hubs: Colorado, Maryland, Virginia. Somewhere else? Every state is here.
- Find out in writing how long you have to review the severance agreement. At 40 or older, federal law guarantees 21 days, 45 in group layoffs. Under 40, the packet's deadline may be real, so ask for time rather than assume. Read our severance breakdown first. The clauses matter more than the number.
- Mind the health insurance window. Losing coverage opens a 60-day special enrollment period, and an ACA plan usually beats unsubsidized COBRA. Compare your options before the employer coverage lapses.
- Get your real runway number. Severance plus savings divided by reality. The calculator takes five minutes.
- Know which clocks are already running. Severance review windows, COBRA election, visa grace periods, and 401(k) rollovers all run on federal deadlines that started at termination. All five deadlines are here.