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Case 1:05-cv-00448-NBF

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS RAYTHEON COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 05-448C (Judge Firestone)

JOINT STATUS REPORT Defendant, the United States, respectfully submits this status report on behalf of the parties as directed by the Court's Order dated October 20, 2006. Plaintiff's counsel has reviewed this status report and has authorized undersigned counsel for defendant to represent to the Court that plaintiff joins in it. The parties have conferred and propose the following deadlines for the Court's consideration: May 18, 2007 Deadline for submission of expert reports, expert witness disclosures under RCFC 26(a)(2), and responses to written expert witness discovery requests Close of expert discovery Parties to file joint status report regarding the next steps in the litigation

June 22, 2007 July 3, 2007

The parties respectfully request that the Court enter an order adopting this proposed schedule.

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Respectfully submitted, PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General

s/ David M. Cohen DAVID M. COHEN Director

OF COUNSEL: LAWRENCE S. RABYNE Defense Contract Management Agency 1523 W. Central Road Arlington Heights, IL 60005-2451 Dated: December 8, 2006 s/ C. Coleman Bird C. COLEMAN BIRD Senior Trial Counsel Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W. Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20530 Telephone: 202.307.0453 Facsimile: 202.514.7965 Attorneys for Defendant United States of America

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CERTIFICATE OF FILING I hereby certify that on the 8th day of December, 2006, a copy of the foregoing Defendant's Status Report was filed electronically. I understand that notice of this filing will be sent to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system. Parties may access this filing through the Court's system. s/ C. Coleman Bird