President Obama launched the SAVE Award (Securing Americans Value and Efficiency) to seek ideas from federal employees about how to make government more effective, efficient, and ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely. Submit your ideas for the 2011 SAVE Award by July 29, 2011. You can also vote on the ideas of others.

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