From Nextgov.com: VA employee presents cost-cutting idea to Obama despite snow

Colorado-based winner of the SAVE contest travels to Washington to discuss her proposal with the president.

Despite the shutdown of the federal government following a record-breaking snowstorm, Veterans Affairs Department employee Nancy Fichtner reported to work on Monday to present President Obama with an award-winning proposal to cut an estimated $3.8 million in the fiscal 2011 budget.

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