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Major Clients | 20. Major Clients Other than the U.S. federal government, no single client accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenue in any of the past five fiscal years. Approximately 26%, 23%, and 22% of the Company’s revenue was derived through direct contracts with agencies of the U.S. federal government in the years ended September 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. One of these contracts accounted for approximately 3%, 2%, and 3% of the Company’s revenue in the years ended September 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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