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IBM Cuts ~100 Jobs at Rocket Center Site After IRS Contract Loss

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EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
100
100 OF 282,200 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Rocket Center, West Virginia.

Department affected: federal technology and consulting programs.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

WCBC reports that IBM laid off approximately 100 employees at its Rocket Center, West Virginia location after the Internal Revenue Service chose not to renew a major services contract. The layoffs, which affect the IBM site that supports federal technology and consulting programs, are effective September 4. The loss of the IRS contract is cited as the reason for the workforce reduction. WCBC contacted IBM for comment but the article does not include a company response.

International Business Machines Corporation cut 100 jobs in WV affecting its federal technology and consulting programs team.

LayoffTalk has tracked 17 layoff events at International Business Machines Corporation since June 2023, including 346 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 13 additional events known from news reporting.

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International Business Machines CorporationIBM
Information Technology · 282,200 employees
17
EVENTS TRACKED
346
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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