Lean Government
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Publications
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EPA Publications
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Lean Government Event Scoping Guide (PDF) (20 pp, 508K). June 2011.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Lean: Excellence in Government - Improving Environmental Agency Processes using Lean and Six Sigma (PDF) (2 pp, 392K). September 2008. Fact Sheet.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS). Lean in Government Starter Kit: How to Plan and Implement Successful Lean Initiatives at Environmental Agencies, Version 3.0 (PDF) (120 pp, 1.4MB). November 2011.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS). Working Smart for Environmental Protection: Improving State Agency Processes with Lean and Six Sigma (PDF) (53 pp, 564K). March 2008.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS). Lean in Air Permitting Guide: As Supplement to the Lean in Government Starter Kit (PDF) (27 pp, 675K). September 2008.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Lean Government Metrics Guide (PDF) (14 pp, 308K). July 2009.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Lean Leadership Guide (PDF) (2 pp, 172K). September 2010.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS). Memorandum of Understanding regarding business process improvement techniques including Lean and other methods (PDF) 
. March 2010.