SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

All governmental organizations either currently have or are in the process of activating a SharePoint online Virtual Work Environment (VWE). More impetus needs to be placed on activation and utilization of these environments in an effort to truly 'do more with less' as well as creating a capability to implement their mandated telework capabilities and paper work reduction mandates. This one system will allow every organization... more »

Every agency should set up a wiki website where any employee can contribute and revise suggested improvements to agency documentation, policies and procedures. Analysts responsible for these respective areas would then incorporate these ideas, crediting appropriately (cash awards, time off, etc) for adopted improvements.

Make the SAVE Award program an on-going continuous suggestion program Instead of having just a 2 week period for suggestions. It is doing a disservice to both the taxpayer and the employees to have just a two week period to submit suggestions. Should be able to do year round and perhaps have quarterly and annual winners.

Suggestion:

By Executive Order, change the process for processing retirement annuities so that:

1) the annuity computation is performed only once, either by the employing agency or OPM (not both)
2) the first full and correct annuity payment is distributed to the new retiree no later than 1 month following an employee’s retirement.


Cost Savings:

Significant personnel time will be saved across all agencies if one... more »

Currently, to put a new part into the Navy Supply System we have to use a form called a Design Change Notice. Currently only Manual DCNs are accepted. This process currently requires the submission of a Word document which frequently gets returned by Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) WSS (Weapon Systems Support) due to transcription errors or incorrectly entered information. The time wasted filling out, re-filling... more »

Require all agencies to use a centralized purchasing card to pay for all training. it would be easier to track all training actions, and require far less overhead FTE to process and reconcile actions. Phase out training authorization paper forms. This is a costly, no value added process from the 1950s that is long past due for an improvement.

Most appeals go through the "reconsideration" stage even when there is no new evidence to consider, medical or otherwise. I propose any such appeal bypass reconsideration and be scheduled for a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge.

If FEMA can't get rid of NEMIS for a better system, then let's make the system work better for processing disaster claims and producing reports. The system was set up back in the 70's and times and processes have changed and the system is not working for us! When a sequence of events happen, NEMIS should be able to send out automatic notifications, complete processes, etc. NEMIS should be able to do more work for us.... more »

Institute Lean Six Sigma Intitatives Government Wide.
Lean Six Sigma is the premier tool for developing and improving process efficiency in the corporate and public sectors. For every dollar spent on training and implementing LSS projects, the government could realize several dollars in process improvement. Once processes are refined through these data based analysis techniques, each year after, the savings from these... more »

Use ISO 9001 and CMMI to organize work - can reduce defects, reduce rework, improve management and staff accountability, improve inter-agency communication and accountability, improve delivery schedules