Social Security Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
Multi-Agency Computer Centers
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Buying two operating systems for every computer system
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Simple Computer Maintenance
Clean dust out of computer heat sinks. Run defragmentation and error check programs on hard drives.
My agency’s computer systems are grinding to a halt while we wait for new systems (and corresponding funding). New life can be breathed into existing system by performing simple common sense maintenance. CPU power can be improved by simply cleaning out six years worth of dust from the CPU heat sink.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Reduce software expenses with open source software and standards
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Reduce vampire energy
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Wasted Energy
Our Information Management Office requires us to leave our computers on when not in use regardless of the amount of time the computer is left idle. I suggest ALL unused equipment be shut down unless absolutely necessary for program updates. At the very least the monitors could be turned off. This would save energy, extend the life of the equipment and reduce the amount of air conditioning.
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Department of Homeland Security
Shut Down Computers at Night
Having all Federal computers powered and online 24 hours a day is an unreasonable waste of energy and dollars. Computer maintenance and updates can be scheduled, or computers can be powered down for a portion of the week (e.g. Thursday through Monday) after hours. Furthermore, an offline computer cannot be hacked - saving energy and increasing information security. This can be adopted today, at no cost.
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EXOP - Office of Science and Technology Policy
Have computers talk to each other
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Stop Mandating Outdated, Slow Telework Laptops
I understand that this is for security purposes, but the fact is these computers are so slow and outdated that they make teleworking a waste of time. They take up to 30 minutes to turn on and connect, grind to a halt when accessing the remote desktop, and crash often.
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Unnecessary Power with monitors
Shut down computer monitors during off hours. The average monitor uses 55 watts per hour. If the average off time was ten hours then: That would be 550 watts a day, 17050 watts a month, 200,750 watts a year that is wasted. If you time that by $.13 per Kwh, that is $26.10 per monitor a year. That is a lot of money throughout the US. Just on my base alone we can save $17829.82 a year.
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Department of Homeland Security