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Encyclopedia > Bureau of the Public Debt
One of Public Debt's several buildings in downtown Parkersburg.
One of Public Debt's several buildings in downtown Parkersburg.

The Bureau of the Public Debt is an agency of the United States Department of the Treasury. The Bureau's headquarters are located in Washington, DC, but most employees are located in Parkersburg, West Virginia. This Treasury Bureau borrows money needed to operate the Federal Government, accounts for the resulting debt, and provides reimbursable services to other Federal agencies. Borrowing is done by selling US Treasury bills, notes, bonds and TIPS, as well as US Treasury savings bonds. The bureau pays interest to investors and redeems investors' securities. Borrowings total about $5 trillion each year through 220 or so marketable securities auctions and savings bond sales at over 40,000 locations throughout the U.S. The Bureau of the Public Debt sells securities directly to and maintains accounts for investors in its TreasuryDirect system. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 579 pixelsFull resolution (2734 × 1979 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 579 pixelsFull resolution (2734 × 1979 pixel, file size: 1. ... Location in Wood County in the State of West Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States State West Virginia County Wood Incorporated 1810 Government  - Mayor Robert Newell Area  - City  12. ... The U.S. Treasury building today. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Location in Wood County in the State of West Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States State West Virginia County Wood Incorporated 1810 Government  - Mayor Robert Newell Area  - City  12. ... This article describes the government of the United States. ... Treasury securities are government bonds issued by the United States Department of the Treasury through the Bureau of the Public Debt. ... Treasury securities are government bonds issued by the United States Department of the Treasury through the Bureau of the Public Debt. ... Treasury securities are government bonds issued by the United States Department of the Treasury through the Bureau of the Public Debt. ... Treasury securities are government bonds issued by the United States Department of the Treasury through the Bureau of the Public Debt. ... Treasury Direct is a website run by the United States Treasury, allowing individual investors to purchase T-Bills and other Treasury securities directly from the U.S. government. ...


Bureau of the Public Debt also manages the Treasury PKI SSP program. In July, 2006, Treasury announced that its Shared Service Provider (SSP) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) was certified under the General Services Administration (GSA)-managed FIPS 201 Evaluation Program. The FIPS 201 certification enables Treasury to provide PKI services for Federal agencies needing to comply with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), or the government smart card initiative.


Due to Public Debt’s extensive background and involvement with the Federal community in PKI endeavors, as well as its deeply vested interest and experience in the technology, Treasury is well-suited as a SSP. Treasury’s involvement will be especially important in the years ahead, as more Government organizations identify the need for PKI services to enhance security and address mandates such as the Homeland Security Presidential Directive #12, which will require all Federal personnel to use a standard identity card with digital certificates issued in accordance with the Common Policy


External links

  • Bureau of the Public Debt
  • TreasuryDirect
  • WG Certified PKI Shared Service Providers List

  Results from FactBites:
 
United States public debt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3310 words)
In 2005 the public debt was 64.7% of GDP.
The latter is the debt of all sectors of the economy (public and private), owed to foreigners.
The debt slowly fluctuated for the rest of the century, finally growing steadily in the 1910s and early 1920s to roughly $22 billion as the country paid for involvement in World War I [12].
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