Bureau of the Fiscal Service
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | October 7, 2012 |
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| Jurisdiction | United States federal government |
| Headquarters | Liberty Loan Federal Building Washington, D.C. 38°53′05″N 77°02′09″W / 38.8846779°N 77.0359374°W |
| Employees | 1,969 FTE (2020) |
| Annual budget | $857,202,000 (2020) |
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| Parent department | United States Department of the Treasury |
| Website | www |
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service) is part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The Bureau consolidates the activities of the previous Bureau of the Public Debt and the Financial Management Service, under the Office of Fiscal Service. It manages the government's accounting, central payment systems, and public debt; it serves essentially as the United States Government's checking account and the payment rail for every federal agency. The Bureau acts as the federal government's agent as it interfaces with the various agencies. It also operates the TreasuryDirect website for purchasing Treasury securities.
The Bureau also manages the daily auctions of Treasury Securities, which provide the cash necessary to fund all activities of the United States Government.