HARTFORD, Conn. -- On Sunday, Gov. Jodi Rell said more state government agencies will adopt "Lean" principles in order to reduce state spending.

Rell said "Lean" methods used by the Departments of Environmental Protection and Labor have resulted in substantial efficiencies and cost-saving measures. Those same principals are now being expanded to five more agencies.

Those agencies included the Departments of Motor Vehicles, Consumer Protection, Administrative Services, Revenue Services and Economic and Community Development.

A "Lean" practice is a waste-reduction technique that examines an agency's processes, identifies and eliminates redundancies to ultimately expedite services for taxpayers while doing more with existing resources.

In a statement released Sunday, Rell said, "Piles of paperwork, reams of red tape and bureaucratic hurdle after bureaucratic hurdle are a snapshot of a bogged down system. It is too cumbersome and too costly. We are changing the way state government does business. Our taxpayers deserve a government that delivers services in the most efficient, cost-saving way while being responsive to the people they serve. Many agencies are already seeing substantial results. Less red tape gives staff more time to carry out the responsibilities to our citizens."

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