Save Award 2010 Ideas

Eliminate sign in sheets, and use an electronic time tracking system. TSA employees currently sign in at the start of their shift, and sign out when they report off. This is time consuming, and costs the agency money through the use of paper, ink to print the sign in sheets, etc. If an electronic system were implented whereby employees could either enter a pre determined employee number, or swipe their airport ID medium... more »

Dispense with all these recertification tests every year. Have the recert tests every other year or every three years. They become a distraction. We are all so worried about passing tests rather than our job at hand. It would save millions! Do you realize how many tests we have to recertify in year after year after year?
We have to recertify in the 3-bag test, Osarp test, the IMA test, the PSE tests - and if we get any... more »

I suggest where possible and where feasible our access badges also control on/off electrical lights in our offices much like the technology used for keycards in the hotel industry.

I suggest that you convert all part-time TSO employees at TSA to full-time, this will improve morale, cut down on attrition and save a lot of money and help to build a world class organization. Part-time employees can wait as long as 3 years to get converted to full-time, as a result employees leave as soon as they can find full time employment since they cannot make it on 20-25 hours a week. We are also not attracting... more »

I still can not comprehend why the United States Department of Homeland Security does not approve regular overtime hours for Part Time TSA Officers like they use to in the amount up to 39 hours a week. Instead they only offer full timers overtime hours thus costing the agency time and a half all the while part time officers doing the same task and duty would cost the agency straight pay up to 39 hours a week. Part timers... more »

Let the TSA go union. President Obama stated he would let the TSA unionize like the rest of the divisions of the United States Government workers, but yet 2 years after in office, Obama has yet to allow it and it is a known fact that Republicans do not want it. If Obama does not act immediately there will not be enough time to get it enacted. If it does not go through, officers will continue to quit thus costing TSA more... more »

allow TSA employees to recycle over-sized liquid items surrendered at our nations airport checkpoints. I see hundreds of thousands of dollars gone right in the trash every year around the nation.

By doing this, we can save, conserve, and earn all in one. plus, we would be going green

allow TSA employees to recycle over-sized liquid items surrendered at our nations airport checkpoints. I see hundreds of thousands of dollars gone right in the trash every year around the nation.

By doing this, we can save, conserve, and earn all in one. plus, we would be going green

ETD Print out

 

Why are we printing daily task such as calibrations when the computer saves it and it's easily accessable. Save the paper?

I recently attended an OWCP training class conducted by Melvin Mitchell.The course talked about cutting down the cost of job injuries. My idea a "FRAUD REWARD PROGRAM" Workers who turn in persons with fake disibilities should be rewarded.

My cost saving solution is as follows: At TSA we receive a paper statements for TSP statements, retirement statements, and pay stubs( the later if you do not opt out.) I think all statements for retirement, tsp, and pay automatically be defaulted to electronic copy being e-mailed to the employees federal email address. Saving the paper, the ink and the postage for hundreds of thousands of individuals. This cost saving... more »

Exempt or reduce TSA-related airport screening requirements as they relate to holders of federal security clearances (feds and contractors).

Implement electronic payroll time cards instead of hand-written ones. I watched the payroll person at the Coppell TSA site (Texas) do payroll input manually - a total waste of time and money.

Charge a fine to passengers who 1) send prohibited items (PI's) through the x-ray machine (XM), and 2) those do not send laptops alone through the XM. TSO's waste countless hours every day in all our airports removing PI's, having inexcusable bagchecks and resending laptops back through the XM. We have needlessly angry, disgruntled passengers and airport workers ALL THE TIME whenever there is high passthrough volume.... more »

I suggest that TSA Headquarters allow FSD's to first utilize the Part-Time workforce, when needed, before allowing Overtime paid hours for the Full-Time workers. It now seems that FSD's would rather use the overtime portion of their budget, even when they could save the 50% premium by using the TSO's in the Part-Time workforce that desire extra regular time hours.Thank you for your attention.