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  Save money - equipment

  Phones - replace all desktop phones with cell phones and even blackberries where necessary. Cell phone technology is in - land line technology is out. It's coming. Desktop landlines will be a thing of the past in the very near future. Cost for equipment purchase, connection, maintenance, space, etc. could be virtually eliminated. All that we get from a desktop landline is available via almost any model of cell phone ...more »

  Phones - replace all desktop phones with cell phones and even blackberries where necessary. Cell phone technology is in - land line technology is out. It's coming. Desktop landlines will be a thing of the past in the very near future. Cost for equipment purchase, connection, maintenance, space, etc. could be virtually eliminated. All that we get from a desktop landline is available via almost any model of cell phone and/or via internet.

  Several cell companies offer unlimited phone, internet, texting, and more for $50 per month. Do the math - it's a no brainer.

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  LEED Certified Buildings

  Require all new government buildings to be LEED certified. It might be more expensive in the short run, but the construction costs should help to stimulate the economy and it would be a way for the government to invest in environmentally friendly technology and get something out of it. Plus these buildings should be much more efficient, lowering operating costs and saving money in the long run.

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  Green Tech

  Take a more established role in the securing a future in the reduction of greenhouse gases. Focus our government on solutions such as sustainable farms, homes and other tech we already have here. Michael Reynolds is an example of someone we need to watch and learn from, instead of ignoring. Stuff like solar panels, electric grounds carts that utilize solar power as well. I have friends who have almost completely negated ...more »

  Take a more established role in the securing a future in the reduction of greenhouse gases. Focus our government on solutions such as sustainable farms, homes and other tech we already have here. Michael Reynolds is an example of someone we need to watch and learn from, instead of ignoring.

  Stuff like solar panels, electric grounds carts that utilize solar power as well.

  I have friends who have almost completely negated their electricity bill by covering their entire roof with solar panels.

  Why exactly hasn't the whitehouse reinstalled the solar panels they took down for maintenance? Probably just got put aside and has since been costing tax payers thousands of dollars. And that's just one building!

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  Less Arms R&D, More NASA R&D

  I'm not aware of specific military spending projects, because a lot of arms development is need-to-know, but boosting our weaponry supply in general is way over-funded. I feel like shifting money to other military-based R&D has less of a beneficial effect outside of the military sector than NASA based R&D will have on the rest of the world. The military has a significantly higher budget to start with; NASAs is extremely ...more »

  I'm not aware of specific military spending projects, because a lot of arms development is need-to-know, but boosting our weaponry supply in general is way over-funded.

  I feel like shifting money to other military-based R&D has less of a beneficial effect outside of the military sector than NASA based R&D will have on the rest of the world.

  The military has a significantly higher budget to start with; NASAs is extremely small comparatively. 50 billion dollars in the Military, which has such massive capital resources, has a much smaller marginal gain than those 50 billion dollars redirected to NASA, as that would double its budget.

  The contributions NASA would give to science would provide numerous benefits for mankind outside of just space exploration. For example - if NASA were to fund, say, a solar power research project to increase energy gain from light sources, in order to further space travel capabilities, the benefits to mankind on earth due to increased efficiency in solar power would be outstanding.

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  Turn off non-essential computers at night

  Why does a building with 1000's of computers need to leave them on overnight EVERY. NIGHT. This is what i experience at work. This isn't just a waste of money, it's a massive drain on our resources. And no, the computers don't automatically go into hibernation mode, they drop down to idle and just sit up with a screensaver. Maybe the monitor is turned off because an employee is conscious of the waste of power, but ...more »

  Why does a building with 1000's of computers need to leave them on overnight EVERY. NIGHT. This is what i experience at work.

  This isn't just a waste of money, it's a massive drain on our resources. And no, the computers don't automatically go into hibernation mode, they drop down to idle and just sit up with a screensaver. Maybe the monitor is turned off because an employee is conscious of the waste of power, but still we're required to leave our computers on 24/7.

  Scheduled updates could occur at the same time every night and auto-shutdown if it's not in use. This isn't exactly a huge burden. Make it 3-4 hours after the standard end-of-business, and only auto-shutdown computers that aren't logged into.

  Millions of taxpayer dollars and the environment will thank us

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  Intelligent Power Strips

  It is vital for the government to start adopting the energy efficiency programs already proved successful by major companies around the world. The government could save millions of dollars a year by simply making it mandatory for government facilities to have intelligent power strips. There are intelligent power strips that are designed for many different types of usage. From the average office work space to a giant server ...more »

  It is vital for the government to start adopting the energy efficiency programs already proved successful by major companies around the world. The government could save millions of dollars a year by simply making it mandatory for government facilities to have intelligent power strips. There are intelligent power strips that are designed for many different types of usage. From the average office work space to a giant server room using 100 times the amount of energy of a typical office building, there is an intelligent power strip the government could use to save money.

  The government would need to make a large investment to ensure the technology and policies are put in place, but the intelligent power strips would pay for themselves within the first year. The government cannot afford to ignore the methods already being used by Fortune 500 companies. Intelligent power strips can provide the government with a fail-safe way to save money and promote green technologies. The mandatory usage of intelligent power strips is a tangible, measurable, and realistic idea that will surely save government dollars.

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  Allow congestion pricing to reduce traffic and pollution

  Across the country, there is increasing congestion on the interstate highways. For any business that relies on trucks to receive supplies or ship goods, delays in transit are an added expense. Commuters and drivers also lose large amounts of productive time. On most interstate highways, federal law prohibits the states from charging tolls. States should be able to charge tolls to reduce congestion. By reducing costs ...more »

  Across the country, there is increasing congestion on the interstate highways. For any business that relies on trucks to receive supplies or ship goods, delays in transit are an added expense. Commuters and drivers also lose large amounts of productive time. On most interstate highways, federal law prohibits the states from charging tolls. States should be able to charge tolls to reduce congestion.

  By reducing costs and delays for all kinds of businesses, this proposal would make the United States more competitive. This proposal would also benefit the environment. Without spending any federal money, it would encourage the use of carpooling and transit. It also would lessen the need to destroy more woods and farmland for roads. Finally, it would reduce the large amounts of pollution created when trucks and cars are stuck in slow-moving traffic for long periods.

  One last benefit would be to state governments, for whom it would be a source of revenue. The states would need to implement this proposal in a way that did not discriminate against out-of-state vehicles.

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  Save energy by having extra hour of daylight savings

  The change to a longer season of daylight savings has accomplished its goal of reducing energy usage, as people are now up and about during more daylight hours and use fewer lights. It has also contributed to highway safety by having daylight at a time when more people drive. We can take this change to the next level during the months of the year with the most daylight (May, June, and July) by having an extra hour of ...more »

  The change to a longer season of daylight savings has accomplished its goal of reducing energy usage, as people are now up and about during more daylight hours and use fewer lights. It has also contributed to highway safety by having daylight at a time when more people drive. We can take this change to the next level during the months of the year with the most daylight (May, June, and July) by having an extra hour of daylight savings during those months. This is about as painless a "green measure" as there is to reduce energy costs and dependence on imported oil. It would also increase the daylight hours during which people can engage in healthy outside activities. Congress could implement this as a pilot program and then consider the results after two or three years.

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  Is It Just My Agency?

  I'm pretty amazed at the number of ideas that are presented as new that have actually been in place for years at mine, especially recycling, and paperless processes. There isn't a good way to learn what other departments/agencies are doing. What if we had a tab that let folks check to see if the idea has already been implemented? Priorities, budgets, lack of vision, some restriction or preceived restriction alre just ...more »

  I'm pretty amazed at the number of ideas that are presented as new that have actually been in place for years at mine, especially recycling, and paperless processes.

  There isn't a good way to learn what other departments/agencies are doing. What if we had a tab that let folks check to see if the idea has already been implemented? Priorities, budgets, lack of vision, some restriction or preceived restriction alre just a few reasons some organizations don't implement good business practices, innovate, or haven't updated their technology.

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  National Speed Limits

  The government has no business talking about Green anything and promoting speed limits to 65 & 70. Cafe standards use the old lower speed limit and did not calculate ethanol fuel. The higher speed limit contributes to greatly increased green house emissions as a result of decreased mileage and increased fuel usage. If the situation was any stupider, we would open up like an Autobahn and make 1 mpg with your Prius while ...more »

  The government has no business talking about Green anything and promoting speed limits to 65 & 70. Cafe standards use the old lower speed limit and did not calculate ethanol fuel. The higher speed limit contributes to greatly increased green house emissions as a result of decreased mileage and increased fuel usage. If the situation was any stupider, we would open up like an Autobahn and make 1 mpg with your Prius while going 110 mph.

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  Wasted TP!!

  Why are facilities staff throwing away rolls of toilet paper and paper towels that are not empty?

  Why do they take a trash bag with one piece of paper or a candy wrapper and throw it out! This should be common sense...if there is something that will stink or attract pests, ok- take the bag out- but one piece of paper and you can just dump the paper out and leave the bag...

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  A Trillion Dollar waste - WELFARE,section8 ,low income housing

  http://www.hud.gov/complaints/fraud_waste.cfm -section 8 and low income housing encourages dependency and complacent behavior. Why work when you can get a house for practically free and keep collecting entitlements. ILLLEGAL squatting and unauthrized people live with a legal tenet often and this is a criminal offense since changes in family size and income are required to be reported. the section 8 system and low income ...more »

  http://www.hud.gov/complaints/fraud_waste.cfm -section 8 and low income housing encourages dependency and complacent behavior. Why work when you can get a house for practically free and keep collecting entitlements. ILLLEGAL squatting and unauthrized people live with a legal tenet often and this is a criminal offense since changes in family size and income are required to be reported. the section 8 system and low income housing system is a complete failure which has drained the US economy of trillions of dollars and maintained tenets in social and financial bondage. there is no incentive to leave section 8 or low income housing. why work or attend college when you can get housing for free or low cost. This encouranges drug abuse and out of wedlock births and tenet abuse by housing squatters and unauthorized people living in the units. section 8 and low income housing also reduce local taxpayers home values and create blighted neighborhoods with loud music and cars with dark windows and dirty messy yards often with dirt as a yard.. SECTION 8 and LOW INCOME HOUSING TENETS NEED TIME LIMITS of 1 to 3 years then they must be evicted from the units since they are living on free enititlements and have no incentive to Raise themselves out of the free benefits. WAKE UP AMERICA! WE ARE TRILLIONS IN DEBT and giving away FREE BENEFITS . remember that all secion 8 and low income housing authoritys are TAX FREE and you pay the costs of educating the people and their rents are susidized and food and insurance are subsidized and paid for. its like the midlle and upper class is paying triple to live, we all have to pay for everyone else.. its not fair..http://www.hud.gov/complaints/fraud_waste.cfm

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  Take top 25 submissions and top 25 contributors for discussion

  I like most ideas on this website. I think that most ideas have come from somebody who is trying to do a great job at what they do. It has become so difficult to navigate through that, I have decided to take 15 minutes out of my day to dedicate to this at home on my own time. I believe that the top 25 contributors and top 25 idea submitters should be invited to bring their heads together and discuss what is really ...more »

  I like most ideas on this website. I think that most ideas have come from somebody who is trying to do a great job at what they do.

  It has become so difficult to navigate through that, I have decided to take 15 minutes out of my day to dedicate to this at home on my own time.

  I believe that the top 25 contributors and top 25 idea submitters should be invited to bring their heads together and discuss what is really important to their agency and to the federal government as a whole.

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  Level the playing field

  Discussion: Since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) started during President Nixon’s term; air and water quality have dramatically improved. While U.S. companies must comply with tough environmental laws and resulting regulations, many countries, have poor environmental enforcement. This places U.S. companies at a disadvantage. As we are seeing from the crisis in Japan, nuclear radiation is entering the U.S. ...more »

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  Since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) started during President Nixon’s term; air and water quality have dramatically improved. While U.S. companies must comply with tough environmental laws and resulting regulations, many countries, have poor environmental enforcement. This places U.S. companies at a disadvantage. As we are seeing from the crisis in Japan, nuclear radiation is entering the U.S. We need to ensure that other countries we import products from, are good stewards of the environment. If they are not, they should be penalized.

  U.S. industry needs comparable assurance that the competing industry in other countries comply with the same types of environmental regulations. We cannot ignore the planet is one ecosystem. Moving industry to another part of the world where pollution enforcement is lax does not help us. If a heavy polluting industry knows it can move to another country, such as China or India, and not worry about pollution, they can increase their profits accordingly. This is a planet killing approach.

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  Establish law that penalized products that exceed acceptable pollution standards. If we know a country is not enforcing pollution standards, a pollution penalty should be applied to this country’s products.

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  Stop printing T-n-A and other doc-file them online.

  Instead of printing any Time and Attendance (TnA) document, some time even 3 sheets time 3 or 4 times (for distribution), adding any SF71 to it.... Do them electronically, store them and process them online. Some organization has and can process them via the mainframe financial institution or online secure services. There is no need to print them out, they all can be processed, verified and certified ELECTRONICALLY; ...more »

  Instead of printing any Time and Attendance (TnA) document, some time even 3 sheets time 3 or 4 times (for distribution), adding any SF71 to it.... Do them electronically, store them and process them online.

  Some organization has and can process them via the mainframe financial institution or online secure services.

  There is no need to print them out, they all can be processed, verified and certified ELECTRONICALLY; here is the amount an employee can print every 2 weeks:

  1- One copy for the employee,

  2- Make another copy for the supervisor

  3- And then another for the Admin or budget person to verify the entries.

  4- If there is one error the cycle starts again, and you end up 2 or 3 time the initial amout printed originally.

  ONE PERSON could generate 12 sheets or more just for each pay period (this assuming there is no mistake and the forms need to be printed again).... you can do the numbers, if you have 1000's employees.

  Save more,,,,do less waste... Lets go paperless….

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  ELIMINATE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

  I propose to eliminate any and all activities, positions, etc., that fall under the umbrella of Affirmative Action. Affirmative Action is an atiquated and racist program that recruits, hires, and promotes according to race, sexual preference, gender, etc. The government is in dire need of placing the right people in the right positions by evaluating and basing decisions on qualifications and performance. This will greatly ...more »

  I propose to eliminate any and all activities, positions, etc., that fall under the umbrella of Affirmative Action. Affirmative Action is an atiquated and racist program that recruits, hires, and promotes according to race, sexual preference, gender, etc. The government is in dire need of placing the right people in the right positions by evaluating and basing decisions on qualifications and performance. This will greatly increase productivity, eliminate wasteful spending in MANY areas, and help to eliminate racism.

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  Promote Hemp Production for Home-grown Fuel and New Revenue

  Fuel, fuel pellets and biodeisel can be derived from hemp in greater quantities per acre than corn. It requires little maintenance, no pesticides or fertilizers, and is easy to grow. Like Canada, we should allow promote the production of hemp and hemp products as our midwest is ideally suited for this. New taxes, domestic energy production, and great land use are all reasons to allow hemp production. Hemp can also be ...more »

  Fuel, fuel pellets and biodeisel can be derived from hemp in greater quantities per acre than corn. It requires little maintenance, no pesticides or fertilizers, and is easy to grow. Like Canada, we should allow promote the production of hemp and hemp products as our midwest is ideally suited for this. New taxes, domestic energy production, and great land use are all reasons to allow hemp production. Hemp can also be used for cloth and paper fibre production at a much greater yield per acre than either cotton or timber.

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  Fully use Flight Simulators

  We have determined that 75% of greenhouse emissions created by the Air Force are directly from flying missions. In the mean time flight simulators are only utilized a few hours per day. Why can't the simulators be more fully utilized and reduce aviation fuel consumption and thus greenhouse gas emissions?

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  Eliminate Paper Production in Litigation

  Much of civil litigation involving the U.S. government involves thousands of pages of memoranda, correspondence, and other documents. The amount of paper involved in the discovery process or in the production of documents pursuant to Freedom of Information Act requests can often quickly spiral into the thousands of pages. The Department of Justice and indeed all agencies should push towards a fully electronic discovery ...more »

  Much of civil litigation involving the U.S. government involves thousands of pages of memoranda, correspondence, and other documents. The amount of paper involved in the discovery process or in the production of documents pursuant to Freedom of Information Act requests can often quickly spiral into the thousands of pages. The Department of Justice and indeed all agencies should push towards a fully electronic discovery process, doing away with paper productions of material. There are several compelling reasons to switch from a paper-based process to a fully electronic one:

  1) The change would save considerable money - A CD can contain hundreds of thousands of pages of material and costs less than a $1.00 whereas a ream of paper (only 500 pages) costs several times that amount, not to mention the time and labor cost of copying and printing documents, as well as the expense of shipping many pounds of paper vs. a single CD.

  2) The change would be environmentally friendly - Using less paper and resources would cut down on the government's footprint and help further goals to reduce waste.

  3) The change is required by the Courts - Since the change of the Federal Rules to include electronically stored information in the discovery process many Courts have ruled that documents should be produced in their native electronic format. The Justice Department should be taking the lead on conforming to the new rules and opinions of the Courts involving the transition to electronic discovery and production away from a paper-based process.

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  Natural Gas Suggestions

  Now that the President has included Natural Gas as part of the energy way forward, there are some suggestions to improve adoption. The stated goal was to reduce oil imports by one third in 2025. This acknowledges the need for alternative hydrocarbon based fuels will continue for some time. The first is to have the department of Energy (DOE) conduct applied research into vehicle sized liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks. ...more »

  Now that the President has included Natural Gas as part of the energy way forward, there are some suggestions to improve adoption. The stated goal was to reduce oil imports by one third in 2025. This acknowledges the need for alternative hydrocarbon based fuels will continue for some time.

  The first is to have the department of Energy (DOE) conduct applied research into vehicle sized liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks. Currently, the compressed natural gas (CNG) takes up too much volume and is practical only for the larger vehicle (busses, trucks, vans, and the like). The research might consider graphic (and other) composite materials that would allow LNG to be used for personal owned vehicles. {Note: a vehicle that runs on natural gas will run on hydrogen.

  Second, use natural gas to create other fuels less volatile. Case in point, the Air Force successfully conducted tests of aviation fuel created from natural gas [1]. One could use the same concept to create other fuels, including gasoline and propane (already used extensively in other parts of the world). Propane for cars, referred to as autogas, is easier to handle and provides a bridging technology.

  Third, many of our landfills and outer organic waste are potential sources to recover natural gas. Many times, we hear of gas explosions in the sewer lines. Again, the DOE could fund applied research into ways to recover more of this naturally occurring byproduct of organic decay.

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  1. Abramson, Mark, Starts and Stripes, Air Force explores potential of powering aircraft with nonpetroleum sources, April 18, 2001.

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  Push (REEL) Mowers for Inmates

  A solution to save on fuel costs would be for Institutions to use push mowers instead of gasoline operated mowers. Not only does the government save money for fuel and maintenancer, but inmates are afforded health benefits by pushing the mowers, maintaining their physical fitness. Additionally, the environmental impact is aided in less carbon emisions. The cost of a gas powered mower is around 3 to 4 times what a manual ...more »

  A solution to save on fuel costs would be for Institutions to use push mowers instead of gasoline operated mowers. Not only does the government save money for fuel and maintenancer, but inmates are afforded health benefits by pushing the mowers, maintaining their physical fitness. Additionally, the environmental impact is aided in less carbon emisions. The cost of a gas powered mower is around 3 to 4 times what a manual push mower would cost. Also, the maintenance for a manual push mower is 10% of maintaining a gas powered mower.

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  Push Mowers

  A solution to save on fuel costs would be for Institutions to use push mowers instead of gasoline operated mowers. Not only does the government save money for fuel and maintenancer, but inmates are afforded health benefits by pushing the mowers, maintaining their physical fitness. Additionally, the environmental impact is aided in less carbon emisions.

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  Alternate Energy in Federal Bureau of Prisons

  Today the President spoke at Georgetown University and spoke about initiatives for alternate energy. The Federal Bureau of Prisons does have a green initiative however we are not taking full advantage of this initiative and saving as much money as we could. While many institutions have put into effect measures which will save money, the amount of changes that could be made are far from enough. Some examples include ...more »

  Today the President spoke at Georgetown University and spoke about initiatives for alternate energy. The Federal Bureau of Prisons does have a green initiative however we are not taking full advantage of this initiative and saving as much money as we could. While many institutions have put into effect measures which will save money, the amount of changes that could be made are far from enough. Some examples include FCI Englewood and the use of solar panels and the extensive use of different light bulbs at FMC Rochester has resulted in money savings. The institution has replaced nearly 3,000 lighting fixtures with more efficient ballasts and bulbs and changed 340 exit signs to LED. These changes have resulted in reducing electricity consumption by more than 19 million kilowatt hours and in receiving $45,000 in energy rebates. The amount of electricity savings is comparable to the average annual use of 1,979 homes in Rochester. Since the government is pushing for alternate energy sources, we should set the best example. I believe that the Federal Bureau of Prisons as well as all Federal agencies should implement increased/greater standards of alternate energy usage and green initiatives. For example, wind turbines and solar panels could be used to supply energy. Mandatory usage of more efficient ballasts and light bulbs in all government buildings. Mandatory recycling or paper, plastics, and other recyclable materials. These are just a few of many green initiatives and alternate energy options that could be implemented.

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  Burn USG Refuse

  It is time to quit burying our trash. Generate electricity similar to tire-derived fuel. Stack scrubbers are sophisticated and efficient enough today in pollutant recovery for that to not be an issue.

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  Local Travel Savings

  No local POV or USG resources will be utilized to travel between sites unless all available video linking capabilities are also fully utilized.

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