SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

The government spends thousands to millions of dollars making plastic IDs for their government employees each year. When these IDs expire or their beholder leaves his/her position, they are then tossed into the trashed and disposed as waste; waste destined to sit in a landfill. Why not recycle them? By making IDs out of recycled plastic and then recycling the IDs themselves after use, the government could not only increase... more »

There are alot of full time Government employees getting VA disability checks. if they have the ability to get out of bed, come to work for a full 8 hour day without accomodation then they are not disabled and should not be receiving a government / Tax payer subsidized check.

Cap congressional salaries and presidental pay. Put Them on the GS scale like the the rest of the employees of the government. If we areall public servants then we should all be on the same pay scale.

There is no excuse for paying any congress person a retirment if they have not been in office for at least 20 years. They should not get an inflated reitrement from the tax payers. If they want a retirement paid for by the tax payer then they have to earn it. it should not be given to them for serving 1 or 2 terms in office. If they don't make it to 20 years of service then apparently they weren't doing a very good... more »

If per diems are not used when a government employee travels then they should not be given those as a check after they return from a trip. They should either use it or lose it.

There is no need for any off site conferences. If a facility has the capability for Tele conferencing then use it. The same would apply for training. If both facilities and video conference then use technology to assist the tax payers in saving money

The fact that DoD gets the majority of our funding in this country is sickening. We are the most advanced Military nation on earth yet we have no enemy to fight. Why are not downsizing and doing away with waste in the military? Cuts have to be made all across the board and so far this sacred cow is getting away with giving pay raises. Lets cut and start trimming more of this fat.

In my building alone there are unused offices and rooms with lights on ALL day long. Why arne't these lights shut out? I'll walk by and flip them off only to return later in the day and they'll be burning brightly. Turn out the lights and start saving money. That's a very simple way to save the tax payers money.

There is no reason the government nor the tax payer to be providing tax breaks for any company. The amount of time spent on this at the IRS is astonomical. This should be eliminated and then use that revenue to pay down the national debt. Make corporations pay their share of taxes. After all if they want to do business in this country they have a stake in its success.

Do away with this agency completey and return the responsbility of education to the states and to the parents of children. Maintain a staff to run the Pell Grant program and do away with the rest. Having national standards for education is a complete waste of time. Education should be focused on developing an individual students talents instead of a broad liberal arts education. Having someone focus on a specific... more »

Use technology so that individuals do not have to drive to offsite meetings. Institute the use of technology, specifically video conferencing to meet with clients, vendors and other government facilities and employees. Lets use technology smarter and quit wasting money on buy vehicles, even if they are hybrids. Those cost even more money to purchase.

The government is supposed to be paper free yet we spending alot of money every on paper, printing paper and recycling paper. If the government is paper free why is there so much paper? There is no need for paper anymore with scanning and print to PDF technology.

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The government was created to run the affairs of the people and not to cater to special interest groups. If government cannot manage its affairs or work in the best interest of the people then those who work to influence policy in their decision should be eliminated. The goverment should be working on providing basic services not providing tax breaks and tax credits to groups. I think the congress needs to vote in... more »

There is no need to continue mowing lawns on goverment grounds when their is a budget crunch. Let the grass grow and stop wasting money. We have our lawn mowed here even when the grass doesn't need it. They show up 2 times a week, mow and leave. I know they're under contract but allow for a more flexible contract to stop mowing when it doesn't need to be done.