A Treasury bill is one of the safest investments in the bond market.
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The U.S. government can be considered as the most reliable borrower in the world because it has never defaulted on a loan, and it would take a mighty big catastrophe before the U.S. Treasury could collapse. To put it simply, you'll never have to worry about the U.S. not paying you back if you buy some of its bonds.
And of the various different kinds of bond the United States government issues, the Treasury Bills have the shortest maturities and hence the safest.