SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

Require that all federal and contract employees to volunteer 1-6 day(s) a year at a local non-profit federally funded project, group, or event for half their usual pay in lieu of reporting to their job.

Many federally supported projects are being cut back financially, and could use the extra (free) hands. Some example projects or programs are: Habitat for Humanity, The Boys and Girls Club of America, federally funded... more »

Provide a simple paper which shows where all federal dollars are being spent including special projects, cash cows, and the like.

While working here at the VA, I am in charge of ensuring that the encounters for Patient billing are entered correctly for my department. Since taking over this task the number of errors being made by the staff in this department has drastically dropped because I created how to guides and done several different educational sessions with clinicians in our department. The VA has a vast problem with these encounters and... more »