SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

The gov't system is backward and geared toward wasted spending. If you don't spend all your money in one FY, you get cut the next - so you have all kinds of wasted buying and travelling just to use the money because it's there. Why? Because next year you may be cut and the costs could be higher so you might need it. You are rewarded for wasting. Change the system to REWARD SAVING. Telecommuting saves money and time... more »

No more exceptions. Congress should pass legislation that prevents them from passing any law that does not apply to themselves. They should not have special treatment on medical, retirement, or anything that the citizens of this country do not also have or are prevented from having. If they fail to pass a budget in 90 days, they will not collect retirement, and will be subject to recall.
This saves considerable money... more »

Employees should be able to come together and brainstorm in their respective agencies. Reserving "offsites" spaces at recreational facilities so employees can bring their familites along seems to be a huge waste.

Right now the biggest thing that comes to my mind is Nancy Pelosi and the multi million dollar jet she had the government pay to get her so she could fly nonstop from her home state to DC, with her, her crew, and 200 reporters. Seriously, why is the government paying to transport reporters? Everytime her aircraft flys in any direction it costs the taxpayers 60,000 dollars. Why not do away with all the private aircraft,... more »

All employees should pay for their own parking fees, especially those in government-leased space. Many lease agreement have "free spaces" built into the lease. It is free to the employee but not the government and usually the highest graded employee is the one getting the free space.

If the government has to pay for space, the only time the space should be given to an employee for free, is to give the space to employees... more »