There is lots of government work and most of the operations of the federal Bureau of Public Debt, which does the actual borrowing of the money requested by Washington, are done in Parkersburg.

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The check should be payable, as above, to the Bureau of the Public Debt, and be sure to put a note in the Memo Section of your check.

FORBES: Taxes From A To Z (2013): G Is For Government Debt

Effective October 1, 2002, for intragovernmental investments with the Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD), BPD and trading partner agencies will use the interest method for amortization on market-based notes, bonds, and zero-coupon bond securities.

WHITEHOUSE: M-03-01, Business Rules for Intragovernmental Transactions, Attachment B | The White House