Social Security Administration
Stop supplying wall clocks
People have cell phones, watches, computers, radios, even the telephones show the time. From where I am sitting right now, I can see the time from six different sources.
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How often has scheduling a meeting taken more than 5 mins?
Scheduling a meeting with multiple people should take no longer than 5 minutes if everyone has their calendar up to date. Too... more »
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Simplify Time and Attendance
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default printer settings on all USG computers
What a waste of time and paper, not to mention additional hardware support and maintenance to the required scanners and printers.
Save paper... more »
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Executive Office of the President
Reduced Travel Expenses
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Standardized Office Furniture and Equipment
Lower the cost of office furniture by standardizing office furniture across all government agencies. Why does a desk in one office need to look any different than the desk in the next room, floor, building, or agency? This will reduce the time personnel spend selecting furniture, allow ubiquitous transfer of furniture from one office/agency to the next, and drive down cost by encouraging competition in industry.
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Department of Homeland Security
Courts, Convictions, Sentencing, and Prison
I understand that a large portion of this probably also includes stat and local prisons/jails.
I also understand that there are varying circumstances with due process.
I also am aware there are many ideas for lowering Government costs related to prisons.
BUT this is a serious problem. Why don't we cut down on spending by fixing the... more »
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Pennies Add Up!
Everything should be rounded to the nearest dollar. With 2.15M employees, the time saved by not typing in an extra two digits would really add up.
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Reduce Printing Through Visibility and Accountability
We need to use the print servers to track and report usage by user/branch/department/command. By shining a light on current and historical usage, users will adjust their habits and save money.... more »
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Lets all be “Jolly Green Giants”! Save: $$$, time, & our environ
This idea can be spanned into many departments. Just speaking for the edu dept, we send out more letters than anyone could count e.g. 1 case: Development ltrs when we need more info from the claimant, Certificate of eligibility, award ltrs for enrollments, many correction ltrs from amendments from school hour reductions or inc, withdraws,... more »
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Department of Homeland Security
Voluntary Reduction In Government Salaries
This is a win-win situation for employers and employees. I would want to work for an employer that offered this opportunity. Of course the employer and employee would have to consent to the time off and it would be dependent upon the workload.
I have worked... more »
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Executive Office of the President
Time management
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What to do with all that paper? Use electronic media instead!
If documents were burned onto CDs, it... more »
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Department of Homeland Security
Citizenship and Immigration Process / Travel
1. The current process of processing citizenship applications within United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is archaic. The current process requires hard-copies of applications, personal information and other information to be physically mailed out and stored for applicants. This... more »