Consider the premise. Does the hypothesis naturally and logically follow? Premise: We did not study the reasons for these deviations specifically, but they likely result from the context in which federal CIOs operate. Hypothesis: These deviations mostly involve failure to apply software updates in a timely manner.
We did not study the reasons for these deviations specifically, but they likely result from the context in which federal CIOs operate.###These deviations mostly involve failure to apply software updates in a timely manner.