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Issue 2: July 2025

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  • New Requirements for Foreign Repair Station Maintenance Personnel
  • What To Expect During an FAA Inspection
  • Verifying an FAA-Mandated Drug and Alcohol Program
  • Hiring a Service Agent and Employer’s Obligations
  • What Happens When a Follow-Up Test is Positive
  • How to Demonstrate a “Good Faith Effort”
  • How Soon Should Employees Report for Testing?
  • What You Should Know About an Insufficient Specimen
  • Stakeholder Outreach 

Issue 1: September 2024

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  • Message from the FAA's Drug Abatement Division Director
  • DER Awareness Help
  • MIS Reporting Will Start on January 1, 2025
  • 49 CFR § 40.25, PRIA Changes, and Making a Good Faith Effort
  • Giving an Employee a Second Chance, or Not
  • Getting Back to Work after a Drug or Alcohol Test Violation
  • Voluntary Safety Program to Report Rule Deviations
  • Drug and Alcohol Program Outreach and Education
  • Reporting it Right!
Last updated: Wednesday, July 16, 2025