In state and local government organizations, using a lean approach to remove wasteful processes allows them to focus on achieving operational efficiencies which can dramatically improve services and programs and speed their delivery to constituents and citizens. When a government organization deploys lean workforce management practices, it affects their largest operational expense: the workforce. These practices help government organizations control labor costs and allow them to reallocate those savings into preserving critical programs, services, and jobs ... which is the very essence of the public sector mission.