By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
Brian Brooks is moving up to the post of assistant director of the Operational Technology Division for the FBI at headquarters.
Brooks most recently served as the deputy assistant director for the Technical Operations and Development Branch in the Operational Technology Division, the bureau said in a press release.
Brooks started his career with the FBI in 1996, and was first assigned to the New York Field office where he investigated counterintelligence matters.
After the Sept. 11 attacks, Brooks was assigned to an investigative response squad, which focused on pending international terrorist threats to the New York City area. He also served on the New York SWAT Team.
Throughout his FBI career, Brooks has held a number of leadership positions in the Counterintelligence Division at headquarters and the FBI’s Washington Field Office.