Bradley A. Buckles was sworn in as the fifth Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) on December 20, 1999, by Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers.
[3] ATF's tax collection and trade practice regulation of the beverage alcohol industries were retained in the Treasury Department.
[4] Buckles worked with Treasury officials and ATF regulatory and tax experts on the setup of the new Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) in the Treasury Department[5] and was responsible for the transition of the remainder of the agency to the Department of Justice.
He was named acting director of the new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) by Attorney General John Ashcroft in January 2003.
He served in this capacity until retiring from federal service in January 2004.