STRIPES Project Proposed Schedule (Acquisition and Financial Assistance) Dates represent anticipated start and end dates for each phase Completed: Planning July 2004 – Oct 2004, Joint Requirements Validation Oct 2004 – Dec 2004, Design Dec 2004 – April 2006 Package Selection and Enablement April 2006 – Feb 2007, Configuration Feb 2007 – July 2007, Acceptance Testing July 2007 – Mar 2008, Pre-Deployment Feb 2008 - Mar 2008, Current: Deployment Apr 2008 – (early) July 2008, Upcoming: Post-Deployment July 2008 forward