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  • Working for the Federal Reserve Board

    Some comments:

    1. The security here is ridiculously tight. I'm afraid if I go on Poly during work hours I'll be arrested by one of the numerous Federal Reserve Police officers wielding UMP submachine guns. I had to get fingerprinted and get a background check done. I had to present two different forms of picture ID, one of which had to be state, the other federal (I used my driver's license and my passport). Some jobs require security clearances (Seriously? It's a BANK, not the CIA!).

    2. This security applies to computers as well, though the security policy for computers isn't so much about criminal activity as they don't want someone tarnishing the Fed's image by putting a moustache on Ben Bernanke's picture on the website.

    3. Because of several bomb threats by what I suppose are Ron Paul supporters, the Fed buildings have had numerous evacuations. I get the feeling that, in terms of Bayesian probability, the knowledge of there being a bomb threat does not change the prior probability of there actually being a bomb; after all, if you want to bomb folks, why warn them?

    4. Due to these numerous evacuations, all Fed employees are issued blue fanny packs to be kept at our desks which contain a space blanket, a poncho, an emergency whistle, and some first-aid kit which I presume consists of nothing more than some rubbing alcohol and a band-aid judging by its size. It is our "emergency evacuation kit" for use in "disaster scenarios," although I have been told that the real "disaster scenario" is someone issued a phony bomb threat and you might be standing out in the rain and/or cold for forever with no ride because your money and car are still inside the building.

    5. Jesus Christ, nothing is more annoying than hearing the economist interns yap about their PhD theses during lunch. "Oh I'm studying a new model of Keynesian interpretation of monetary policy." I'M PAYING YOU *******S MY TAX MONEY, IT'S JUST A THUMB IN THE EYE TO BRAG ABOUT HOW YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO SPEND IT BETTER THAN I DO. Also, there is a totally not shocking lack of support for the idea that there should be less banking regulation among the people in the BS&R (Banking Supervision and Regulation) department.
    Last edited by regexcellent; June 6, 2012, 18:26.

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    Why does the fed need/get its own special police force?
    Last edited by Hauldren Collider; June 6, 2012, 18:28.
    If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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    • #3
      I don't know. It seems every department has a police force. I walked past the State Department building a couple days ago and they had dudes with M4s in front. They're more paramilitary than police as far as I can tell; they do more guarding than real law enforcement.

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      • #4
        You're not in Rochester, New York, are you?

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        • #5
          I'll be back there in the fall.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by regexcellent View Post
            Some comments:

            1. The security here is ridiculously tight. I'm afraid if I go on Poly during work hours I'll be arrested by one of the numerous Federal Reserve Police officers wielding UMP submachine guns. I had to get fingerprinted and get a background check done. I had to present two different forms of picture ID, one of which had to be state, the other federal (I used my driver's license and my passport). Some jobs require security clearances (Seriously? It's a BANK, not the CIA!).

            2. This security applies to computers as well, though the security policy for computers isn't so much about criminal activity as they don't want someone tarnishing the Fed's image by putting a moustache on Ben Bernanke's picture on the website.

            3. Because of several bomb threats by what I suppose are Ron Paul supporters, the Fed buildings have had numerous evacuations. I get the feeling that, in terms of Bayesian probability, the knowledge of there being a bomb threat does not change the prior probability of there actually being a bomb; after all, if you want to bomb folks, why warn them?

            4. Due to these numerous evacuations, all Fed employees are issued blue fanny packs to be kept at our desks which contain a space blanket, a poncho, an emergency whistle, and some first-aid kit which I presume consists of nothing more than some rubbing alcohol and a band-aid judging by its size. It is our "emergency evacuation kit" for use in "disaster scenarios," although I have been told that the real "disaster scenario" is someone issued a phony bomb threat and you might be standing out in the rain and/or cold for forever with no ride because your money and car are still inside the building.

            5. Jesus Christ, nothing is more annoying than hearing the economist interns yap about their PhD theses during lunch. "Oh I'm studying a new model of Keynesian interpretation of monetary policy." I'M PAYING YOU *******S MY TAX MONEY, IT'S JUST A THUMB IN THE EYE TO BRAG ABOUT HOW YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO SPEND IT BETTER THAN I DO. Also, there is a totally not shocking lack of support for the idea that there should be less banking regulation among the people in the BS&R (Banking Supervision and Regulation) department.
            It's like a young Wiglaf.
            “As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
            "Capitalism ho!"

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            • #7
              Originally posted by regexcellent View Post
              Some comments:
              2. This security applies to computers as well, though the security policy for computers isn't so much about criminal activity as they don't want someone tarnishing the Fed's image by putting a moustache on Ben Bernanke's picture on the website.
              Doesn't Ben Bernanke already have a beard?
              If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
              ){ :|:& };:

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              • #8
                Originally posted by regexcellent View Post
                Some comments:
                2. This security applies to computers as well, though the security policy for computers isn't so much about criminal activity as they don't want someone tarnishing the Fed's image by putting a moustache on Ben Bernanke's picture on the website.
                Doesn't Ben Bernanke already have a beard?
                If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
                ){ :|:& };:

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                • #9
                  When I worked at the air force most of the security retardation was about wireless security, as in we couldn't have a standalone wireless network because the people who certified standalone wireless networks (the network security people) were not the same people who tested the building's emissions security (as in, if the EMSEC people detected wifi or bluetooth or whatever within range of the building them somebody was going to get in trouble). There was absolutely no reasoning with the EMSEC people. We would have had to put all of the wireless research in a TEMPEST room (big Faraday cage), which would have put us way over budget, so in the end we wound up doing all of our testing at a local Panera bread since they had free wifi.
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                  • #10
                    ...and that, friends, is government security in a nutshell. So secure it's unsecure.
                    No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.

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                    • #11
                      1. The security here is ridiculously tight. I'm afraid if I go on Poly during work hours I'll be arrested by one of the numerous Federal Reserve Police officers wielding UMP submachine guns. I had to get fingerprinted and get a background check done. I had to present two different forms of picture ID, one of which had to be state, the other federal (I used my driver's license and my passport). Some jobs require security clearances (Seriously? It's a BANK, not the CIA!).
                      You only have "End the Fed" whackos to blame for this one.
                      "I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
                      'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburger

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
                        Why does the fed need/get its own special police force?
                        Dude, you've been to DC. Everybody gets their own police. Hell, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing has a different police force than the US Mint for some dumb reason.
                        John Brown did nothing wrong.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by MRT144 View Post
                          You only have "End the Fed" whackos to blame for this one.
                          The submachine guns came in on Nov. 11, 2011, after there was some threat against the Fed specifically for the 9/11 10-year anniversary. The bomb threats were apparently from End the Fed libertarian people or something.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Felch View Post
                            Dude, you've been to DC. Everybody gets their own police. Hell, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing has a different police force than the US Mint for some dumb reason.
                            Fair enough.

                            The Capitol Police are the biggest *******s. I saw them ticket someone for jaywalking
                            If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
                            ){ :|:& };:

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                            • #15
                              There were also heightened concerns of right-wing extremist attacking government facilities.
                              “As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
                              "Capitalism ho!"

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