Federal Debt: Debt Management in a Period of Budget Surplus

T-AIMD-99-300 Published: Sep 29, 1999. Publicly Released: Sep 29, 1999.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed managing debt in a time of budget surpluses.

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Topics

Auditing and Financial Management

Budget surplusDebt held by publicDeficit reductionEconomic analysisPublic debtUnified budgetsUS Treasury securitiesSecuritiesDebt managementFederal debt