In 2012 , Bowdich was promoted to special agent in charge of the Counterterrorism Division at the Federal Bureau of Investigation 's office in Los Angeles and overseas investigations in Southeast Asia . That year , he oversaw an investigation and arrest of four individuals involved in a terrorism plot . The four individuals were arrested and charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists in preparation for or in carrying out acts of terrorism . In 2013 , Bowdich was part of a team of people from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that traveled to Dhaka , Bangladesh , to meet with Bangladeshi Minister of Home Affairs Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir and to Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandaker to discuss the proliferation of militancy and how to increase law enforcement officers ' effectiveness through training . In 2014 , Bowdich was promoted to Assistant Director in Charge ( ADIC ) of the Los Angeles office . He was responsible for the Federal Bureau of Investigation 's response to the San Bernardino attack in 2015 . After Andrew McCabe went on leave on January 29 , 2018 , prior to his dismissal from the FBI , Bowdich , as Associate Deputy Director , stepped into that position
San Bernardino attack in 2015
2015 San Bernardino attack
David Bowdich