SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

Mimic industry and (except where required for security reasons) allow employees to use personal cell/smart phones for government business. Allows elimination or consolidation of supported infrastructure, support personnel, phone purchases, upgrades, etc. Allows employee to carry fewer devices. Allows nearly all employees to have cell phone access to work. Facilitates teleworking. Reduces the "I left it at the office"... more »

In Summary: Ability to train new and assist current Agents in improving range scores. Course of Fire is digitally converted into mp3 files with accurate time settings (authentic time buzzer) with the option of importing tracks into either a portable music device, ie. ipod, ipod nano, zune as well as smartphones, ie. iphone, droid or any mp3 capable cell. This idea can be customized to each agency's needs. This training... more »

Use a service such as Citrix or Good Technologies to provide a secure connection to Government networks for people to use their personal smart phones (iPhone), tablets (iPad) or laptops. Provide an incentive to encourage to use their personal equipment. People using their personal electronics would have to agree to allow a "kill' feature be installed on all personal smart phones and tablet so that Government information... more »

Do we really need to spend a zillion dollars every year on tzocthkies and SWAG handed out by cuties in tight "Yay, Go ARMY!" t-shirts Tweeting me constantly on their brand-new iWhatever devices just so I feel warm/fuzzy about the military? Stop selling the Army to the public unless you're recruiting.

I know the Social Security Administration has a facebook page, but does it have cell phone "apps" (applications) that can do specific things like locating a SSA office, maybe even conducting some kind of service online right at the customer's fingertips?

In today’s’ world everyone searches for data. Everyone has a laptop, not a desktop… an iphone, blackberry, or android phone, and everyone loves a simple conservative interface. Our dependency on Microsoft products offers no fiscal reward regarding cost, productivity, training, maintenance and growth.
The data our federal government warehouses in contracted networks is ridiculously hard to navigate. I spend more time... more »

Invest in Apple devices: ie Macs, iPhones, and iPads . Throughout the years I’ve seen inexpensive hardware that was purchased to save money. However, due to their mediocre quality in hardware the government would have to replace them at a higher frequency. Granted Macs are common in elementary and high schools for their simplicity. Having the latest Windows OS installed, as a virtual machine, on a Mac would have the ease... more »

The "My HealtheVet" is a great resource for those we serve here at the VHA. Development of an Android and iPhone/iPad app could save money, especially in the long term, by facilitating access to medical information, appointments, and lab results.