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“The Government’s Just Not That into You”—Can a Prime Contractor Terminate Its Subcontractor Just Because Someone in the Government Says So?

Venable – Federal contracts famously include a clause permitting the government to terminate the agreement for the government's own "convenience"—even if the contractor did not default on its performance obligations.

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