SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

A large number of federal research positions are located at national labs. National labs have a higher billing rate than most universities. (An example would be a 100 - 200% billing rate at a national lab vs. 50 - 75% at a university.) Locating the researchers at an American university will also allow students better opportunities to work with the agencies they wish to work for after graduation.

Undergraduate and graduate... more »

Congressmen should not be paid to campaign under a salary. They should be paid according to the hours that they work like most people.

There are many dedicated hourly professional employees who would like to work more than the 40 hours per week allowed but cannot because of lack of funding for OT, cap on credit time allowed to be earned, prohibition of earning credit time on weekends, etc. In a professional job such as an Accountant, sometimes you need to work over the 40 hour limit to get important tasks done. In private industry, almost all professional... more »