This document discusses using Lean principles to improve government processes and reduce waste. It defines Lean as eliminating non-value added activities through continuous improvement. There are eight types of waste, including transport, inventory, motion, waiting, overproduction, overprocessing, defects, and skills. Only activities that add value from the customer's perspective should remain. Case studies show how mapping current and future states of processes can help quantify waste and set goals to dramatically improve cycle time, throughput, and other metrics over several months through specific action items. Tips for using Lean to manage email more efficiently are also provided.