How to cut 100 million from Federal budget

[OwnedByFerrets]

I had been concerned that the only way to cut this much from the budget was by cutting jobs or programs. Fortunately, there are other ways to accomplish the goals.

The White House offered examples of how agencies already have started cost-cutting measures, including:

# The Department of Homeland Security's plan to save an estimated $52 million over five years by purchasing office supplies in bulk.

# The Department of Agriculture's effort to consolidate 1,500 employees from seven locations into a single facility in 2011. Such a move has been estimated to save $62 million over a 15-year lease.
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# The Department of Veterans Affairs will cancel or delay 26 conferences, saving nearly $17.8 million. The department also will use video-conferencing to cut costs.

# A Department of Education decision to increase the ratio of people using each printer is anticipated to save an additional $6.7 million. Cutting the ratio of computers per employee is expected to save another $2 million.


http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/20/obama.cabinet.cuts/index.html

[bbinacan]

1. That's tip money.

We need to cut a helluva alot more spending.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. Closing just a quarter of...

our military bases would save a lot more than that.

[and-justice-for-all]

3. Republicans are a waste of tax dollars, lay them off I say! nt

[emilyg]

4. Peanuts.