Fort Carson notifies workers it could furlough 315 | Business

A Fort Carson contractor has filed a notice with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment that it might furlough all 315 of its employees beginning Aug. 5 due to “budget and funding issues.”

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K&H Services, owned by the Alaska-based Tlingit Haida Tribal Business, received a $142.1 million Army contract in 2019 for post operations support services at Fort Carson.

The company filed the notice June 4, which is required under a federal law at least 60 days before a layoff involving a large percentage of work forces totaling more than 100 people.

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The notice said the company has been notified of “budget and funding issues” and is concerned about layoffs that might trigger the…

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