U.S. Attorney Sanford C. Coats Named to Co-Chair Key Committees

Oklahoma City —United States Attorney Sanford C. Coats has been recently named to serve as Co-Chair of several key advisory and policy committees within the Department of Justice.

U.S. Attorney Coats was named as Co-Chair of the Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee (DTEC) with Assistant Attorney General John Carlin and the FBI domestic terrorism section.  The DTEC was created by Attorney General Reno after the Oklahoma City Bombing and was reconstituted in 2014 by Attorney General Holder.  The DTEC is intended to bring together all government agencies that investigate and prosecute domestic terrorism.  Participants include the United States Attorneys’ Offices, FBI, DOJ National Security Division, DOJ Civil Rights Division, DOJ Tax Division, IRS, Secret Service, ATF,  DEA, and the Bureau of Land Management.

In addition, Mr. Coats was named to Co-Chair the Terrorism and National Security Subcommittee of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee along with U.S. Attorney Barb McQuade from the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit. Twenty-seven other United States Attorneys from across the country serve as members of the Terrorism and National Security Subcommittee.

"Protecting our country from terrorist attacks remains the top priority for the Department of Justice," said U.S. Attorney Coats.  "I am honored to serve as co-chair of these committees which will work diligently to address issues and policy impacting the investigation, prevention, and prosecution of terrorism."