SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

Millions saved by allowing students who are employed by the Fed to repay studen loans by working Overtime/COMP and Credit Hours to repay these loans. Employees could also work on road crews for Fed Hwy systems and clean rivers and other Fed backed projects that would have the ability to repay studen government loans. Method to directly pay into a individuals student loans by selected agencies would be extremely cost... more »

The Federal Government is the Nation’s largest single energy consumer and occupies over 3 billion square feet of office space. Executive Order 13514 charges agencies with increasing energy efficiency and reducing operating expenses in Federal buildings by 3% per year. Many agencies already cut the HVAC power or office lights after regular working hours and on weekends. However, there are several periods throughout the... more »