FAA Hotline & Whistleblower Information System (FHWIS)

The FAA’s Office of Audit and Evaluation (AAE) along with the Office of Flight Standards (AFX) manages the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Hotline & Whistleblower Information System (FHWIS). FHWIS is a web-based application used for tracking voluntary reports and complaints related to unsafe or unauthorized aviation activities that violate FAA regulations, orders, or any other provision of Federal law related to aviation safety, fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, or mismanagement related to FAA programs, personnel, organizations or facilities or whistleblower safety, retaliation, or other related disclosures.  FHWIS operates under the authority of Title 49 United Stated Code (U.S.C.), Section 106(t), Office of Whistleblower Protection and Aviation Safety Investigations; FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 § 341(3)(A), Pub. L. No. 112-95, 126 Stat. 78; 44 U.S.C. § 3101; and The Wendell H. Ford Aviation and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR21), Section 519, Chapter 42121. The FAA is publishing this Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for FHWIS 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 attorneys, law firms or aviation organizations, aviation industry members, FAA contractors FAA employees filing on behalf of someone else, general public members, law enforcement members, Organizational Designation Authorization (ODA) administrator/unit members (current/former), and passengers or travelers.