Johns Hopkins to Study Military Offensive Capabilities

Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland, has been awarded a $13,791,316 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The contract is to provide assessments and alternatives of offensive capabilities within the domains of air, land, sea, space and cyberspace; missions and warfare areas that asymmetrically mitigate threat effectiveness, impose cost, and/or create ambiguity in adversary decision- making. Work performance will take place in Arlington, Virginia, and Alexandria, Virginia. Fiscal Yyear 2018 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $200,000 and fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $13,591,316 are being obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The expected completion date is March 24, 2019. Washington Headquarters Services, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.