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Schafer Corp. To Support DARPA Information Innovation Office

Wednesday, October 8th, 2014

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Schafer Corp.’s Government Services Sector was awarded a three-year task order to provide Scientific, Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) to support the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Innovation Office (I2O). The task order is under the company’s Seaport-e prime contract with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. “We are honored DARPA has selected Schafer to support I2O,” said Wesley Blankinship, Schafer senior vice president, Government Services. “This contract expands Schafer’s position as a leading SETA provider at…

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