SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

SWAG

Stuff We All Get

You have seen it in your unit’s storage or at a recruiting event. We give it out to visitors at trade shows or at an unit open house event.

Coffee cups, calendars, key chains, pens, challenge coins, you name it and the only thing in common is the sticker on the bottom; Made in China.

It is time to impose immediate legislation that will prohibit the purchase of foreign made items for official... more »

To provide mission accountability, comprehensive automated reporting, multi-agency capability and unparalleled access during routine operations and all emergencies for air and marine assets:

1. DHS should recognize as the Department standard the currently operating and proven system called Aviation & Maritime Integrated Global Operations System (AMIGOS) and endorse its continued development thus further enhancing and... more »

As part of an annual 300 (M) million dollar savings plan, Commands, Assignment Officers and Detailers need to annually solicit and identify eligible military members willing and or able to accept a 12-month tour extension. Target extension goals should be no less than ten percent (10%) of an each assignment year’s (AY) transferring workforce.

Justification:
Each year the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department... more »

Paying military employees to fix and clean buoys is a huge waste of money. It should be handeled by a state assigned department such as the DOT for the appoprate state. I would save millions to pay hourly wage state employees to handel things like that, instead of salery paid enlisted & officers to change light bulbs and scrubbing algae off of aids.