General Dynamics to lay off about 100 D.C. employees

The loss of an information technology contract to a competitor has forced General Dynamics Corp. to let nearly 100 employees go, the company confirmed.

General Dynamics Information Technology in Herndon lost an $85 million recompete of the Information Technology Support Services contract with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The loss will affect 96 employees working at a client site in D.C.

FERC awarded the IT contract to Fairfax-based SRA International Inc. March 10. The prior contract,…