SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

The Social Security Administration (SSA) should give scholarships to potential college students who are disabled and hire and promote these students. This will save the agency (and tax payers) money in the long run, as SSA will not need to pay out disability to the disabled employees they hire. In addition, the disabled will have a chance to make something out of their lives.

When Federal employee's with disabilities retire, they leave behind some Government furnished equipment and software. Many times it is not re-usable or cost to much to refurbish. The Government is then left with disposal cost of hardware. My recommendation is to have executive order allowing Agencies to transfer ownership of the equipment that is not reusable, is wanted by those individuals, and would otherwise leave... more »