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Bureau of the Public Debt
Agency overview
Formed	June 30, 1940[1]
Preceding Agency	Public Debt Service
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Employees	1,987 (2006)
Agency Executive	Van Zeck, Commissioner
Parent agency	Department of the Treasury
Website
www.publicdebt.treas.gov

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.

Bureau of the Public Debt's Authentication and Directory Services Team 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.

One of Public Debt's several buildings in downtown Parkersburg.

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.

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

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Secretary of the Treasury Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau • Community Development Financial Institution Fund • Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration • Internal Revenue Service • Office of the Comptroller of the Currency • Office of Thrift Supervision • Office of Tax Policy Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs Office of East Asia • Office of South and Southeast Asia Nations • Office of Europe & Eurasia • Office of the Western Hemisphere • Office of International Monetary Policy • Office of Banking and Securities • Office of International Debt Policy • Office of Development Policy • Office of Financing Operations • Office of African Nations • Office of the Middle East & North Africa • Office of International Trade • Office of International Investment • Office of Trade Finance • Office of Technical Assistance • Office of Risk & Research Analysis Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance Office of Financial Institutions • Office of Financial Markets • Office of Fiscal Service • Bureau of the Public Debt • Financial Management Service Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Office of Terrorist Finance and Financial Crimes • Office of Intelligence and Analysis • Office of Foreign Assets Control • Financial Crimes Enforcement Network • Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture Treasurer of the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing • United States Mint

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