Cyber Analysis Virtual Environment (CAVE)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Security and Hazardous Materials Safety (ASH) Office of Investigations (AXI) uses the Cyber Analytics Virtual Environment (CAVE) for three main programs: Cyber Investigations, electronic discovery (eDiscovery), and unmanned aircraft system (UAS) digital storage investigations. AXI investigators use CAVE tools to collect digital evidentiary data from FAA employees, contractors, and members of the public. The data collected is used to support civil, administrative, criminal, and other investigative or discoverable matters such as a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case, litigation, or Congressional requests. The system operates under the following authorities: Title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.), chapter 449, Air Transportation Security, enacted as Pub. L. 103–272 on July 5, 1994; Transportation Safety Act of 1974; FAA Drug Enforcement Assistance Act of 1988; Executive Order (E.O.), 10450, Security Requirements for Government Employment; E.O. 12968, Access to Classified Information; and E.O. 12829, National Industrial Security Program. The FAA is publishing this Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for the CAVE in accordance with Section 208 of the E-Government Act of 2002 because the system processes personally identifiable information (PII) from members of the public, including individuals that are associated with an FAA employee or contractor who is the subject of an investigation, and UAS operators associated with an investigation or whose information is contained on a seized UAS.