Federal Debt: Debt Management in a Period of Budget Surplus

AIMD-99-270 Published: Sep 29, 1999. Publicly Released: Sep 29, 1999.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the actions taken by the Department of the Treasury to manage the marketable debt held by the public during the recent period of unified budget surpluses.

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Auditing and Financial Management

Budget surplusDebt held by publicDeficit reductionEconomic analysisPublic debtUnified budgetsUS Treasury securitiesSecuritiesBond marketDebt management