White House Launches Third Annual SAVE Award; Submit Your Idea Today!
Monday, July 18, 2011(National Federation of Federal Employees)
Last
week, the White House announced the launch of
its third annual SAVE Award, a yearly
competition that seeks cost-cutting ideas from
federal employees.
Since the SAVE
Award was created in 2009, federal employees
have submitted more than 56,000 ideas on how to
promote efficiency and reduce costs in the
federal government. Dozens of the most
promising ideas have been included in the
President’s Budget over that same span,
saving hundreds of millions of dollars in
the process.
Each year the
President's Office of Management and Budget
narrows the best ideas to a “final four.” The
American people then vote online to choose the
winner. The winner will come to Washington,
D.C. to present their idea to the President in
person.
To submit your
idea for the third annual SAVE Award, visit the
White House website at http://www.whitehouse.gov/save-award.
Submissions must be entered by midnight Friday,
July 31st, in order to be considered
for this year’s competition.
Click Here to Learn More About the SAVE Award and Campaign to Cut Waste
Comments
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