Jason Richards , a 20-year FBI veteran, has been named the agency’s assistant director of the IT applications and data division , or ITADD. Jason Richards’ Work at FBIRichards previously served as deputy assistant director and was section chief of the Office of the Chief Information Officer. The new AD was an assistant special agent in charge, assistant section chief of the counterterrorism division and supervisory special agent, and unit chief of the directorate of intelligence. He joined the FBI in 2005 and served as a special agent for nearly nine years. Pre-FBI CareerBefore joining the FBI, Richards was a trial attorney for Hrabcak & Company for nearly five years.