Originally Posted by
Pilot DAR
The FAA has delegated some of this service to specified employees of Boeing, who, in that role, act on behalf of the FAA.
Not sure that is correct (now), I believe that the FAA have delegated to Boeing that then nominated employee/s that report back to Boeing management, that then report to the FAA.
The previous method was FAA selected Boeing employees that reported directly to the FAA (an unfiltered system).