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British governments during the threat period, and we gave them demonstrations of the manifest vetting system. * We sent information from Headquarters to field offices and JTTFs with “tear sheets" to facilitate information sharing with local law enforcement * STTFs in those cities determined to be at particular risk took additional proactive steps, maintained enhanced liaison with federal partners and certain private sector interests, and kept Headquarters managers advised of their activities through dally reports and video conferences. Our multi-faceted, proactive response to this holiday threat environment highlights many of our reforms. We centrally coordinated cur operations from Headquarters with regular contact with the field. We increased personnel levels to staff command posts and task forces at Headquarters and throughout the field We relied on our information technology — our software search tools and consolidated databases — to analyze and quickly share the relevant information. We worked closely with our foreign, federal, state, and local partners in assessing and responding to the threat indicia And, on January 29 and 30, 2004, we organized and sponsored an after- action review with representatives irom CTD, the NJTTF, other federal agencies, and several foreign services to assess our response and identify lessons that will help us improve our response to future threat periods lyman Faris The investigation of lyman Faris is a good example of how the FBI works cooperatively with our partners to investigate and neutralize a specific threat This investigation was initiated and developed as a result of close coordination with our international, federal, state, and municipal - partners. Faris initially came to our attention when information from a foreign source linked Farts to terrorists who had plotted attacks to coincide with Millennium celebrations. With help from FBI Headquarters, agents and other JTTF members in our Cincinnati field office undertook an extensive investigation and ultimately interviewed Faris in March 2003 During the interview, Faris admitted that he had personal contact with several individuals tied to terrorism. At about the same time, another foreign source indicated that an Ohio-based truck driver had been tasked to attack U.S. bridges, and particularly the Brooklyn Bridge Once that information came together, we quickly composed a targeted pian for Fans’ interview team, assigned operational leads to field offices and JTTFs around the country, and teamed up with NYPD investigators and analysts As a result of these activities, Faris was arrested, and he ultimately pied guilty to the charge of Providing Material Support or Resources to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. On October 28, 2003, Faris was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He has been interviewed subsequent ta his sentencing as part of his cooperation agreement with the government. Sc DOC. #5 eo Aa 900000408