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Fedblog
Common Sense
- By Alyssa Rosenberg
- May 13, 2009
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Apparently, the federal government could save $440 million annually by adopting a common-sense printing policy. The combination of things like this, and the Department of Homeland Security saving money simply by buying office supplies in bulk, makes me wonder if the General Services Administration needs a Common Sense Czar. Has everyone seen Dave, the Kevin Klein-Sigourney Weaver movie in which a presidential impersonator gets stuck in the role when the president has a heart attack? One of my favorite scenes is when Dave (Klein) brings in his accountant buddy to make some budget cuts so they can save a program. Obviously, that's not actually viable for most of the budget, but for addressing common wasteful office practices, it just might work.
