intragovernmental

Gross debt includes, in addition to the debt held by the public, so-called intragovernmental debt --money that one part of the federal government owes another part.

Jared Bernstein: The Debt Crisis: It's All Connected, Man Jared Bernstein 2011

Gross debt includes, in addition to the debt held by the public, so-called intragovernmental debt --money that one part of the federal government owes another part.

Jared Bernstein: The Debt Crisis: It's All Connected, Man Jared Bernstein 2011

Gross debt includes, in addition to the debt held by the public, so-called intragovernmental debt --money that one part of the federal government owes another part.

Jared Bernstein: The Debt Crisis: It's All Connected, Man Jared Bernstein 2011

A rising surplus in one part of the government, in other words, increases the "intragovernmental" debt in another, so they cancel out.

Forbes.com: News 2010

It's worth noting that in 1998, OPM collected just $175 million in intragovernmental funds transfers.

Linda E. Brooks Rix: Conflict of Interest and Shakedowns at OPM Linda E. Brooks Rix 2011

As its "fee for service" business has mushroomed, OPM's workforce has exploded by 2,278 employees, and 72 percent of its payroll is funded solely by the intragovernmental agency transfers, as reported directly from OPM's published and forecasted budgets.

Linda E. Brooks Rix: Conflict of Interest and Shakedowns at OPM Linda E. Brooks Rix 2011

And the nebulous nature of intragovernmental funds transfers -- also known as a revolving fund -- has been listed as one of the main reasons that the General Accounting Office says it cannot render an opinion on the 2010 financial statements of the U.S. Government.

Linda E. Brooks Rix: Conflict of Interest and Shakedowns at OPM Linda E. Brooks Rix 2011

And the nebulous nature of intragovernmental funds transfers -- also known as a revolving fund -- has been listed as one of the main reasons that the General Accounting Office says it cannot render an opinion on the 2010 financial statements of the U.S. Government.

Linda E. Brooks Rix: Conflict of Interest and Shakedowns at OPM Linda E. Brooks Rix 2011

OPM has intragovernmental franchise fund authority, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

Linda E. Brooks Rix: Conflict of Interest and Shakedowns at OPM Linda E. Brooks Rix 2011

And the GAO's stance on lack of ability to track intragovernmental funds transfers is borne out in OPM's own wildly inaccurate fiscal year forecasts for such transfers, according to Bryan Hochstein of NEOGOV, formerly vice president of business development for Monster Government Solutions.

Linda E. Brooks Rix: Conflict of Interest and Shakedowns at OPM Linda E. Brooks Rix 2011