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  Stop Double Pay to Microsoft

  We buy computers from Dell. Each computer comes with a license from Microsoft. (Sticker with license key) We then buy an Enterprise license to install Windows (any version) on that computer. Dell sells computers without Windows. We can buy our computers without Microsoft licenses, and then install our Enterprise software. (Volume Licensing) We never use the preinstalled version, and we never use the license key we pay ...more »

  We buy computers from Dell. Each computer comes with a license from Microsoft. (Sticker with license key) We then buy an Enterprise license to install Windows (any version) on that computer. Dell sells computers without Windows. We can buy our computers without Microsoft licenses, and then install our Enterprise software. (Volume Licensing)

  We never use the preinstalled version, and we never use the license key we pay for that comes with the computer. Currently, Microsoft gets payment for two copies of Windows for every computer we purchase.

  We can save millions across the government.

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  Reduce the number of contract positions in federal agencies

  More and more positions are being filled with contract employees in order for agencies to be able to show a reduction in the number of government hires. Unfortunately, the cost to the tax payer for contract employees is, in most cases, significantly higher than for a government employee in the same position. Contract fees are exorbitantly high. I have seen fees upwards of 60% in my agency...i.e., for a contract employee ...more »

  More and more positions are being filled with contract employees in order for agencies to be able to show a reduction in the number of government hires. Unfortunately, the cost to the tax payer for contract employees is, in most cases, significantly higher than for a government employee in the same position. Contract fees are exorbitantly high. I have seen fees upwards of 60% in my agency...i.e., for a contract employee being paid a salary of $50,000, the additional fees run around $30,000

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  Add back the disagree button!

  Add back the disagree button!

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  Add solar power to military and federal buildings!

  My building in the military had one that powered the HVAC and the hot water. We were always very comfortable and it was not at the expense of taxpayers beyond installation. What made this good was that we were a 24/7 function. We need more of these where it pays to add them and they should be made in America!

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  Wind Turbine and Solar Panels - Green Energy for Feds Buildings

  Wind turbine and solar power plant for Government offices owns by Government agencies and / or GSA and contracted out to Government agencies. This can also be applied to Military and other general buildings. The implementation of Solar Panels and or Wind Turbine could be of benefits to the organization, the installation would be an example of future enterprise or local business to the area, military, and other federal ...more »

  Wind turbine and solar power plant for Government offices owns by Government agencies and / or GSA and contracted out to Government agencies. This can also be applied to Military and other general buildings.

  The implementation of Solar Panels and or Wind Turbine could be of benefits to the organization, the installation would be an example of future enterprise or local business to the area, military, and other federal buildings.

  The Gov office could set the example by assign a pilot program especially to a NEW CONTRUCTION offices and or business. This pilot can be set and studies can be used to compare conventional usage of energy versus new Wind Turbine and / or Solar Panel.

  I have seemed the Corp of Engineer along with the local agency organization conducting and planning 2 or 3 years ago having the implementation of outdated R22 refrigerant (this Freon is being banded by the EPA effective 2008) versus Eco-Friendly R410a.

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  Military building can benefit from this in the long run instead of warhead expenses; by diverting some of the tomahawk and other missiles strategy cost to this Solar and Wind Turbine energy. It’ll pay back.

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  http://governmentreform.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Control-AC---Heating-and-1-hour-turn-off-for-SAVING-ENERGY-/123166-13060

  http://governmentreform.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Eliminate-Government-Vehicle-for-permanent-Domicile-to-Duty/122824-13060

  http://governmentreform.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Equipment-CONSOLIDATION-and-ReUTILIZATION/123337-13060

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  Make Telework Mandatory for eligible positions

  1. Saves energy in America.

  2. Saves roads / extends their life

  3. Less energy consumed in office space

  4. Focus for projects

  5. Improved morale

  6. More agile workforce able to work offsite during contingencies

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  Utilize the Site

  Mandate that the top 100 ideas at a minimum are forwarded to the involved agency executive for review and comment. There are an extensive amount of valuable ideas here that may not score number one. It would be tremendous waste of effort if those below number one were not reviewed for consideration. We all have an idea or two here, we all put effort into this, what a waste if the ideas were simply deleted. Mandate ...more »

  Mandate that the top 100 ideas at a minimum are forwarded to the involved agency executive for review and comment.

  There are an extensive amount of valuable ideas here that may not score number one. It would be tremendous waste of effort if those below number one were not reviewed for consideration. We all have an idea or two here, we all put effort into this, what a waste if the ideas were simply deleted.

  Mandate that they are reviewed and not thrown out with the trash.

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  What happened to last years ideas?

  Submitted many different ideas, yet never saw any movement on them....yet for the third year now, I am submitting them again...??? Regardless of the votes, recommend that the ideas be sent to responsible Agencies (ie., OMB) to ask them to follow up on them. You never know, a nickle her and there could equal $Trillions!

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  Get rid of $1 bill, just have coins, SAVE BILLIONS, $5.5 of them

  The $1 bill cost more than a dollar to produce. It is time we replace it with coins like they have done in Europe. They last longer and are cheaper to make.

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  Keep this website open year round

  Keep this website open and collect ideas routinely.

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  Eliminate Duplicate Programs Like This One

  This program is a prime example of wasteful duplication. Rather than start from scratch, you could have continued with, and expanded, the 2010 Save program. There were hundreds of great ideas generated by that program that have been totally ignored, and there was no need to establish a new program, requiring users to create profiles from scratch, and wasting time by reentering great ideas that will only be ignored again. ...more »

  This program is a prime example of wasteful duplication. Rather than start from scratch, you could have continued with, and expanded, the 2010 Save program. There were hundreds of great ideas generated by that program that have been totally ignored, and there was no need to establish a new program, requiring users to create profiles from scratch, and wasting time by reentering great ideas that will only be ignored again.

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  1099 ELECTED OFFICIALS

  Elected officials should be paid as non-employees. That means they would get no benefits and would receive a 1099 at the end of the year. They would be responsible for their own expenses, retirement, and taxes.

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  Monitors - Extend life for replacements - Saves 1 Billion USD!

  Intro: Every federal employee loves when the IT guys says " you are getting a new computer" - which in many agencies means a laptop. This happens every three years and it is time. Three years of use at 40 hours a week and newer programs on dated technology are a problem - but why the new monitor? I have seen the property book and what they cost and been involved in "excessing" the old ones that all work fine. Do ...more »

  Intro: Every federal employee loves when the IT guys says " you are getting a new computer" - which in many agencies means a laptop. This happens every three years and it is time. Three years of use at 40 hours a week and newer programs on dated technology are a problem - but why the new monitor? I have seen the property book and what they cost and been involved in "excessing" the old ones that all work fine. Do you replace yours at home every three years?

  My Suggestion: Change the lifecycle from 3 to five years for flat screen monitors. From years 0 to 3 they can be supported under the help desk agreements or warranties and from 3 to 5 years if they have a problem they are replaced.

  2.15 million Federal works x $175 per monitor (I am low balling here) = $376,250,000 every three years or $125,416,667 per year. If it was 5 years it would be $75,250,000 per year and a savings of $50,166,667 per year! Over 20 years the savings is $1,003,333,340 - that is over a BILLION dollars for such a simple change.

  Impact: None. All federal employees still have a monitor. No loss in services!

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  Stop Government Duplication

  Several agencies within the government are doing the same type of research or offering the same services. For example...climate change science is being researched by DOC, DOI, NASA, and others. Why are we duplicating this effort?

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  Made in the U.S.A.

  For decades we have focused on free trade. This is not a bad thing but Americans must hear from the top that buying American is a good thing to do. If we buy more then prices go down.

  I looked at the American Living line in JC Penney and it is made in the usual suspects. They charge more and you would think it would be AMERICAN made!

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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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  Eliminate positions that can be automated (timekeeper etc)

  Many positions can be automated. Examples such as the timekeeper or a multiple security guards. Add man traps and other features. If the private sector is doing it to be more efficient so should the govt!

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  Buy e-readers

  Agencies can reduce paperwork costs by using digital paperwork. I have reduced the need to print about 10,000 pages over 6 months through use of a personally purchased e-reader.

  The savings on paper are substantial enough. However, when the cost of ink and printers are factored in, such purchasing decisions become a no brainer.

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  Stop Wasting Money on Renaming!

  We are implementing a new financial system at my agency, and before it was even finished, it was renamed. Not only are we paying for the system, but we are paying to rebrand all of the materials for it with the new name. It is confusing to employees and a HUGE waste of time. It's like "freedom fries" for computers. This happens throughout government and especially in Congress. Taxpayers don't pay us all to come up with ...more »

  We are implementing a new financial system at my agency, and before it was even finished, it was renamed. Not only are we paying for the system, but we are paying to rebrand all of the materials for it with the new name. It is confusing to employees and a HUGE waste of time. It's like "freedom fries" for computers.

  This happens throughout government and especially in Congress. Taxpayers don't pay us all to come up with "catchy" names. They pay us to get real work done. If it has a name that makes sense, let it be!! Stop wasting money trying to come up with the best name that can be made into the cutest acronym. Nobody cares about that!!!!

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  Listen to these Ideas!

  Listen to these ideas instead of letting them go ignored and pretending like something is being done to reduce government waste.

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  Highspeed rail in the Northeast - Maglev from D.C. to NYC

  The high speed rail projects that were proposed were in the wrong states. We need to redirect those funds to a maglev from Washington D.C to New York City. We need to connect our leadership capital with our financial capital. Agencies would be able tl locate up the corridor and have cheaper travel. Since this will take a load off roads then it can be built with government funds and leased to a commercial operator ...more »

  The high speed rail projects that were proposed were in the wrong states. We need to redirect those funds to a maglev from Washington D.C to New York City. We need to connect our leadership capital with our financial capital. Agencies would be able tl locate up the corridor and have cheaper travel. Since this will take a load off roads then it can be built with government funds and leased to a commercial operator to use and maintain and earn a profit. Since the infrastructure is leased the deal must place caps on rate increases - they must be based on increasing cost and not increasing profitability.

  This would help Amtrak not need govt funds and you could get from DC to New York in 1 hour. The existing Accela rail lines in the corridor can be worked with the local commuter rails that are operated by Amtrak so that the additional tracks planned won't need to be added!

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  Active Duty retirement at 20 year no matter your age?

  Currently a 20 year military vet that joined at 18 and retires at 38 gets a retirement immediately. I am military so I understand this isn't popular but that means if they live the life expectancy they get this for 40+ years!

  This is not true for the reserves so the system needs to be more balanced.

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  Adopt more of the ideas submitted to the 2010 SAVE initiative.

  Revisit and adopt more of the 18,000 plus ideas submitted in the 2010 SAVE Award campaign. Multiple blogs and idea submitting plans under different titles such as Cultural Transformation, Cost Savings, SAVE Award, etc. are good ideas for gathering good ideas, but create additional areas of overlap and duplication within our government.

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  Get DOD Out of the Development Business

  The Department of Defense (DOD) has massive amounts of funding that is being used for development activities in Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa and no doubt other regions. DOD is not a development agency; this is not what they know how to do. DOD does not do development very well, and they focus on operational concerns rather than sustainable development. Other agencies, like USAID, are experts in development, but do not ...more »

  The Department of Defense (DOD) has massive amounts of funding that is being used for development activities in Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa and no doubt other regions. DOD is not a development agency; this is not what they know how to do. DOD does not do development very well, and they focus on operational concerns rather than sustainable development. Other agencies, like USAID, are experts in development, but do not have even a fraction of the funding for their own, better-thought- out and coordinated programs. The solution: Cut the development project funding from DOD's budget and give the money to USAID, the Department of State, and other agencies with development expertise to fund their development programs so that the U.S. Government's devleopment activities can best achieve their goals. Let DOD stick to what it does best - fighting the current wars and keeping the fighting forces ready for future war fighting.

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  Greater Good for All Ideas

  I suggest not just working on the SAVE idea that won, or a few of them. Work on many of the other ideas that didn't win but are just as valid to many of us. I see a lot of ideas in this ideascale.com that are very similar to what I saw in the SAVE program. Why are we reinventing the wheel? Combine all the like Save and ideascale.com ideas and try to make a common thread out of them for the greater good. There were ...more »

  I suggest not just working on the SAVE idea that won, or a few of them. Work on many of the other ideas that didn't win but are just as valid to many of us. I see a lot of ideas in this ideascale.com that are very similar to what I saw in the SAVE program. Why are we reinventing the wheel? Combine all the like Save and ideascale.com ideas and try to make a common thread out of them for the greater good. There were a lot of travel ideas, green energy saving ideas, duplication of software and process ideas that maybe weren't stated exactly the same but had the same basic premise.

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