"From a business perspective, thus far we are experiencing continuity in the vast majority of our work for government clients, which accounted for approximately 65 percent of our revenues in 2019. There have been postponements of events and challenges around some project work requiring international travel, but overall our government business is currently continuing apace. Of the remaining 35 percent of our total revenue, the vast majority was generated from commercial energy markets and commercial marketing services, each of which represented roughly half of the total. In commercial energy, where we work primarily for utility clients, we are seeing the same trends as in government, although there are some aspects of energy efficiency programs that have been put on hold as they involve direct interaction with consumers. In commercial marketing services, a key component of our business is our industry-leading loyalty platform, where we have long-term implementation contracts, and we believe our clients will prioritize staying engaged with their most loyal customers. The other parts of commercial marketing services, which include public relations and marketing technology, will likely be impacted and therefore we are monitoring this business area closely. These other parts of commercial marketing services represented less than 15 percent of our total 2019 companywide revenues.
"On the plus side, as we noted in our recent earnings call, we are supporting the
"Lastly, ICF has a very strong culture, great people, loyal clients and an experienced management team, and we have been through volatile periods before, including government shutdowns and the 2008 financial crisis. From a financial perspective, ICF drives substantial free cash flow, and we have a strong balance sheet, with access to low-cost financing. Thus, while we expect challenges ahead, we believe that ICF will weather this storm relatively well in the medium to long term. We are carefully monitoring short-term impacts that we will report on in our first quarter 2020 earnings communications in early May."
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