{"id":2419,"date":"2016-08-21T13:16:26","date_gmt":"2016-08-21T13:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.umaine.edu\/tasc\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-11-20T16:15:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:15:31","slug":"technical-administrative-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/core\/technical-administrative-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Operational Services (S.O.S)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column2419_6afd48-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2419_6afd48-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2419_6afd48-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2419_6afd48-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2419_6afd48-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2419_6afd48-39 > 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