The Fed’s IT team is responsible for developing and securing one of the most important technology infrastructures in the world. We describe the role that IT plays in enabling the Fed to fulfill its mission in our 2015 annual report, What We’ve Learned…and why it matters. We learn the surprising facts about how our cash operations teams, bank regulators, and monetary policymakers rely upon our robust IT capabilities. Not only do our IT teams work on solving a variety of large-scale and unique issues, but they must do so while upholding the highest information security standards.