And the winner of the contest? The Department of Veterans Affairs employee: Nancy Fichtner from Colorado. Â Her idea was to allow veterans to take unused medications home from the hospital after they were discharged. Fichtner is going to meet with Obama on December 21st to present her idea in person and for it to be added to the fiscal 2011 budget. According to the OMB Director, Peter R. Orszag, âOver the coming months we hope to implement many of these excellent ideas.â