SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

Its time to recognize the veterans of our longest war - the one's that won the Cold War. These are the men and women who stood watch for almost five decades against the Communist menace to preserve our freedom. Their sacrifices should not be forgotten and they are the only veterans whose sacrifices have not been suitably recognized with a military service medal. The President should sign an Executive Order establishing... more »

Perhaps a new President who doesn't think the key to economic recovery is MORE SPENDING could be the most cost effective approach to saving money.

Federal government buildings are kept incredibly cool in the summer - one could even say the temperature inside Federal buildings is downright cold in June, July, and August! Constituents and citizens entering the buildings wearing typical summer-wear are quickly shivering. The Federal government uses an enormous amount of power to keep government buildings so cold in the summer. High power usage costs the government... more »

Stop establishing presidential libraries in favor of electronic and mass storage. There is no need to have libraries all over the place, to have facility and staff costs for each president. By condensing you can save a lot of money. Instead create electronic archives (which they already do) donate to the smithsonian and utilize a larger storehouse for things with less value.

Let's stop the obstructionism and allow government agencies to fulfill their missions.

For every day beyond September 30th that the Government Budget is not approved, all Congress members (House and Senate), the President, and his cabinet will lose a day’s pay without the ability to re-gain that pay. In any other job you are required to make decisions and stick to deadlines. Because of their inability to come to a resolution on the budget in a timely manner, often waiting until the last day or two to implement... more »

I work in contracting and it is very clear to me and everyone I've talked to that there is an incentive to spend all the money given, not save it. It's called End of Fiscal Year Spending. If you don't use it, you lose it. This is a problem with the way the budgets are created and dispersed. Any money that you do not spend, money you save, many times gets taken away from next year's budget. This is what has people... more »