6.3.1: Government Employees

Increasing Collaboration among Government Employees

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In 2009, the President announced the SAVE Award, which requested ideas from employees on how to make government more efficient and effective. In just three weeks, OMB received more than 38,000 ideas. OMB staff assessed the ideas, passing back the most promising ones to agencies to include as part of their budget plans. Some of these proposals have already become a reality. Additionally, OMB narrowed the submitted ideas down to four, and the American people voted on these final four. The Administration also held the second SAVE Award and expanded the process so Federal employees could both submit ideas and vote on ideas submitted by others in a collaborative process. Agencies are also decentralizing work that used to be under tight control. This kind of employee brainstorming has become so popular in the last year that a Community of Practice has arisen to enable agencies to share best practices about how to collaborate with employees. For example, the Wikified Army Field Manual invites military professionals to participate in writing Army tactics, techniques, and procedures on all aspects of military life collaboratively. By inviting participation in writing Army doctrine, the men and women who serve our nation participate in and have access to the best possible information when they need it.

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• Government Employees

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