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Case 1:00-cv-00129-FMA

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 00-129C (Judge Allegra)

JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the Court's order dated January 20, 2004, the parties submit this joint status report. In our prior status reports, we reported that, in order to resolve this case, the plaintiff and the Defense Contract Management Agency ("DCMA") defense corporate executive assigned to Lockheed Martin, assisted by the Defense Contract Audit Agency, were negotiating and drafting a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") regarding cost accounting methods to be used by Lockheed Martin in the future. This document has been

completed, but the DCMA has not yet made its recommendations to the Department of Justice regarding the settlement of this case. When the DCMA makes its recommendation, it will be submitted to the appropriate officials within the Department of Justice for their review and approval. Accordingly, the parties propose to

file another status report to the Court in 30 days. Respectfully submitted, PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General

Case 1:00-cv-00129-FMA

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s/ David M. Cohen DAVID M. COHEN Director

s/ Clarence T. Kipps, Jr. CLARENCE T. KIPPS, JR. MILLER & CHEVALIER, Chartered 655 15th Street, N.W. Suite 900 Washington, D.C. 20005 Tel: (202) 626-5800 Fax: (202) 628-0858 Attorney for Plaintiff

s/ Doris S. Finnerman DORIS S. FINNERMAN Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W. Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel: (202) 307-0300 Fax: (202) 305-7643 Attorneys for Defendant