SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

Save on administrative overhead and time by changing to monthly pay period instead of bi-weekly

Upper management Federal employees, Senior Executive Service, and congressional staff receive bonuses based on a percentage of their salary. This should be eliminated.

I still don't understand why we have all these agencies, departments, divisions and we use many different tools to pay employees. I shudder to think about all the money that we waste upgrading all these systems individually when we could maintain one system for all employees. Sure it would take some time to build and of course money, but in the long run it would ensure a consistent experience for employees and ease... more »

Since congress wants to cut off all pay raises and bonuses for government employees then perhaps they should have to do the same for their own staffers. I read in the paper that most congressional staffers got an 8% bonus this year while the rest of us are going to be capped at 1%. Why the discrepancy? Let that money go back to the treasury to pay down the debt.

Congress should set an example of fiscal prudence by instituting a needs test for salary and benefits. There is no reason why a multi-millionaire should expect the taxpayers to foot the bill for his or her healthcare or retirement, much less a salary while in office.

If there is a government shutdown, don't pay Congress.

Why do we continue to pay for things that are not ours.

My port is the largest commercial Seaport in the U.S., 50% of the U.S. commercial cargo arrives through LA/LB, yet we lease office space in a building that isn't ours, and we share it with private sector industries where the general population can just come into the building and use the elevators, and walk the halls.

Why isn't it that we don't have our own facility?... more »

Pensions paid for by the federal government should not result in employees receiving pensions that are greater than their salary.

Currently federal agencies mandate electronic payroll deposits. On the flip side, many still send out paper payroll subs.

 

I would like to see a federal mandate to make all payroll stubs electronic. This would save postage and paper costs while simultanelously expediting these notices to all federal employees.

Government employees who accrue less amount of leave (such as 4 hours per pay period) would welcome an optional furlough during slow quiet season such as Christmas Holiday or Summer Vacation, to be able to take an optional leave without pay, as an option to be able to spend time with family. We should encourage supervisors and managers to make this type of leave available to their staff, and advise them that there should... more »

Quit promoting individuals who cause problems, and terminate them.

 

Not only are you just causing more trouble for the section, agency, or department they are promoted to, you are also increasing their pay. and continuing to pay them for years, then they retire and you further continue to pay them.

 

Spend some money on investigating them and get them out. Cut ties.

 

Integrity for all

Creat a common pay system for all military branches and Government agencies. Create a common accounting and reporting system for all branches and agencies

No Federal Government employee should make more than the President. This would include the quasi government organizations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the World Bank, etc. Too many employees in these organizations are making far more than they should be. According to CNN in 2009, chief executive officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac got annual pay packages worth approx $6 million apiece, while other top execs pulled... more »

Congress should be held accountable for their inability to perform their duty. If the government shuts down, they should not be paid. If they reduce government pensions, congressional pensions should be reduced as well. Their actions should carry requisite consequences for their responsibilities.

If Congress does not pass a government spending budget by the beginning of the fiscal year, then their pay should stop until they do!!!!