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ExpectMore.govExpectMore.gov home pageEXPECT FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO PERFORM WELL, AND BETTER EVERY YEAR.
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Administering the Public Debt

The Bureau of Public Debt (BPD) is responsible for borrowing the money needed to operate the Federal government and accounting for the resulting debt. BPD is the only entity authorized to conduct borrowing to finance government agencies.

Rating

What This Rating Means

PERFORMING
Effective

This is the highest rating a program can achieve. Programs rated Effective set ambitious goals, achieve results, are well-managed and improve efficiency.
  • The Bureau of Public Debt has a clear purpose and is well designed and managed.
  • The program meets it annual performance goals and continues to improve targets for subsequent fiscal years.
  • The Bureau of the Public Debt identifies new long-term goals to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Improvement Plan

About Improvement Plans

We are taking the following actions to improve the performance of the program:

  • By 2012, 90% of Primary Dealers demonstrate the ability to participate in a live auction from their disaster recovery sites
  • Consolidate Government Agency Investment Services into a single, integrated control environment by FY 2012
  • Migrate Summary Debt Accounting to a shared service solution by FY 2013

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