SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

Go digital.

Pick one holiday where the federal workforce is out of office but with with no pay.

It is a waste of money and labor to mail printed material. Use electronic file transfer, post on shared drive, or post on a web site.

CECOS (Naval Civil Engineer Corps Officers School) provides printed manual to each class participant.

Eliminate the printed manuals. This will save money wasted on printing and assembling the manuals.

Have electronic file versions available. Suggest some format that allows note taking (for example, MS Word).

Though this suggestion focuses on CECOS, it is applicable to any training sessions that provide printed material.... more »

CECOS (Naval Civil Engineer Corps Officers School) offers many classroom courses that are held at numerous locations.

Eliminate the expenses of hotel and plane fare for folks that travel to these courses.

Enable a virtual classroom via use of electronic collaboration and conferencing tools.

Though CECOS is used as an example for this suggestion, this suggestion applies to any organization, department, or agency that... more »

Consolidate training resources within agencies/departments (that are agency/department specific). Consolidate cross-agency/department training resources (that apply to multiple agencies/departments).

 

This suggestion is for all agencies and departments.

Every Helpdesk should be accountable for the quality of assistance provided.

 

This suggestion is for all agencies and departments.

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