SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

The Executive Secretariat at the DOE is the office through which all formal correspondence with outside entities is screened for quality control prior to sending the response. However, their process is extremely flawed with its draconian rules which requires paper submission of ALL materials remotely related to such a formal correspondence.

For instance, if an outside entity has a question about an EPA rule, the formal... more »

Each day, countless hours are spent by both staff members on the Hill and staff members in grant making components of federal agencies writing and responding to congressional letters of support for potential grantees. These letters are not unique letters of support, but form letters that only vary by stated name of organization and type of grant being applied for in the letter. Once these form letters are drafted by congressional... more »