−Removed: operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could adversely affect our business, financial condition,
−Removed: results of operations, cash flows, and the trading price of our common shares.
−Removed: For risk factors that may cause actual results to differ
−Removed: materially from those anticipated, please refer to “Item 1A.
−Removed: Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
−Removed: ended December 31, 2024.
+Added: connection with information set forth in this Form 10-Q, the factors discussed below and under “Risk Factors” in our Form
+Added: 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, should be considered.
+Added: The risks included below and in the Form 10-K could materially and
+Added: adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: than as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
+Added: ended December 31, 2024, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2025.
+Added: business could be adversely affected by legislative or government budgetary and spending changes.
+Added: market for our services depends largely on domestic and international legislative programs and the budgetary capability to support programs,
+Added: including the continuance of existing programs.
+Added: Many of our contracts are not fully funded at inception and rely upon future appropriations
+Added: Accordingly, a failure to receive additional anticipated funding may result in early termination of a contract.
+Added: many of our contracts include clauses that allow clients to unilaterally modify or terminate contracts with little or no recompense.
+Added: Decreases in funding for, or delays in contract awards and in government spending on the types of programs that we support, and terminations
+Added: or price reductions on government contracts on which we are currently performing could adversely affect our future revenues and profitability.
+Added: in state or federal government initiatives or in the level of government spending due to budgetary or deficit considerations may have
+Added: a significant impact on our future financial performance.
+Added: In recent quarters, the U.S.
+Added: Federal Government has placed a significant focus
+Added: on efficiency, including with respect to contracting with private companies.
+Added: These efforts have and may continue to have effects on our
+Added: business, including, but not limited to:
+Added: Changes in priorities may result in procurement changes, delays
+Added: or cancellations, as well as changes in scope, pricing, or outright cancellations of existing contracts.
+Added: Changes in priorities may also affect the level of demand or
+Added: funding for our state programs in the United States, which are typically mandated and fully or partially funded from the U.S.
+Added: Changes to procurement rules may result in additional competition,
+Added: scrutiny and costs of compliance.
+Added: Changes in federal regulations, such as those related to the
+Added: elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, or return to office mandates may require us to change our existing business
+Added: practices, may be disruptive to our business, may create a level of uncertainty within our workforce and may conflict with local laws
+Added: and regulations.
+Added: Government may seek to lower barriers to entry to
+Added: allow greater involvement by the private sector.
+Added: While this may provide additional opportunities for us, it may also expose us to greater
+Added: levels of competition.
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