FAA CREATES OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
May 18, 2023
On April 11, 2023, FAA announced the establishment of a new “Office of Investigations and Professional Responsibility” tasked with providing independent reviews and decisions related to alleged manager misconduct at FAA. The goal of the Office’s work is mainly to protect whistleblowers and others that raise safety concerns. Creation of the new Office was mandated by the U.S. Congress in 2020 in response to two Boeing 737 MAX crashes that were allegedly the result of FAA managers exerting “undue pressure” on FAA Organization Designation Authorization unit members during the aircraft certification process causing them to act in conflict with their safety duties. The new Office will also support the FAA’s “Voluntary Safety Reporting Program” enacted in 2021, which allows FAA personnel to confidentially report safety concerns without the fear of facing punitive action.
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