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“Chris Bourg, the Director of Libraries, has convened an Ad Hoc Task Force on the Future of Libraries, comprised of faculty, staff, and students from across the Institute. Meet the task force members. The Task Force is charged with seeking broad input from the MIT community and from domain experts on how the MIT Libraries …
Frequently asked questions on the Basel III Countercyclical Capital Buffer – October 2015 “To promote consistent implementation of the Basel III countercyclical capital buffer, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued frequently asked questions and other supporting information. The information published today includes a list of all prevailing and pre-announced buffers, as well as …
October 16, 2015 – Alex Stamos is the Chief Security Officer at Facebook. “The security of people’s accounts is paramount at Facebook, which is why we constantly monitor for potentially malicious activity and offer many options to proactively secure your account. Starting today, we will notify you if we believe your account has been targeted …
Federal Reserve Bank of New York – “This interactive examines historical volumes, haircuts, and concentrations of the top 3 dealers in the U.S. tri-party repo market, aggregated by asset class. The data are being provided to the public in the interest of creating greater transparency on the size of the U.S. tri-party repo market and …
A GoPro equipped drone came within 8 feet feet of my forehead while I standing on a bridge over the Potomac Gorge last year (not amused – yes I have photos) – following is a announcement from DOT about registering drones: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the creation …
Presentation by Meredith Decker, an Associate Analyst in CBO’s Budget Analysis Division, to Congressional staff, October 19, 2015: “The debt limit—commonly referred to as the debt ceiling—is the maximum amount of debt that the Department of the Treasury can issue to the public and to other federal agencies. That amount is set by law and …
