Mr. Lhota became known for inverting the chain of command in crises, briefing senior officials on their own emergencies.
Internet interventions herald new possibilities for developing the content of brief interventions and potentially pose something of an identity crisis for brief interventions.
JPMorgan Chase and the Justice Department have reached a tentative $13 billion settlement over the bank's questionable mortgage practices leading up to the financial crisis, people briefed on the talks said on Saturday.
JPMorgan is bracing for a lawsuit from federal prosecutors in California who suspect the bank sold shoddy mortgage securities to investors before the financial crisis, people briefed on the matter said.
A group of private equity companies, including the Blackstone Group, Thomas H. Lee Partners and TPG Capital, is in talks to acquire Fidelity National Information Services in what could be the largest leveraged buyout since the credit crisis, people briefed on the matter said on Thursday.
Related: Ebola crisis – the Guardian briefing The rapidly dropping number of cases will make it a considerable challenge to trial vaccines against Ebola.
The stairs triggered a brief crisis for Dr. Dean in an otherwise friction-free project.
But his remarks on what many experts describe as a new and dangerous health care crisis were very brief.
When President Bush met with his foreign policy advisers during the gulf crisis, Mr. Baker and General Powell typically briefed their senior aides afterward.
He said the current crisis presented a brief window of opportunity by focusing attention on the problem.
On Monday, the British Foreign Office expressed concern about the political crisis in a brief and cautiously worded statement.
