By Res Judicata. Res judicata, or claim preclusion, will bar a second suit if: (1) there is identity of parties (or their privies); (2) there has been an earlier final judgment on the merits of a claim; and (3) the second claim is based on the same set of transactional facts as the first. Jet, 223 F.3d at 1362. Res judicata applies to “claims that were raised, or could have been raised, in the prior action.” Int'l Nutrition Co. v. Horphag Research, Ltd., 220 F.3d 1325, 1328 (Fed.Cir.2000). In this case, the parties to the two actions at issue are identical. Although the named defendant in the District Court was the Secretary of the Navy and the named defendant in this ease is the United States, both represent the United States. See Smith v. United States, 59 Fed.Cl. 64, 67 (2003) (<HOLDING>). As to the second requirement, the District
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