SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

Just about every office in every Federal agency makes multiple purchases of "give aways". Millions of dollars are spent on these items every year. These items may include things like custom pens, tote bags, bookmarks, mousepads, T-shirts, thumbdrives, etc., as a means of promoting their resources. Given the current economic situation, should Uncle Sam really be spending vast sums of money on token items that are most... more »

The accounting practices that I have witnessed while working for the government have been crude at best. I acknowledge that I have a very small picture but if my experience is representative of even 1/10 of the government's almost $4 trillion budget, then the amount of money that potentially goes unaccounted for each year is considerable. My suggestion is to have governmental accounting practices examined from the top... more »