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Outsourcing Study

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Analysis of the 2004 Salary Survey
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Find out to what level our readers are involved in Homeland Security, what they are buying to support their programs, and what problems they are facing.

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2004 Government Security Report [View Table of Contents]
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This study reveals important information about our readers including what their budgets are and what purchases they plan on making, as well as their opinions on American City & County magazine.

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2001 Demographic and Purchasing Profile
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