US Highway Safety Agency Fires 4 Percent of Staff

The agency says it has ’retained positions critical to the mission of saving lives, preventing injuries, and reducing economic costs.’

Drivers on the U.S. 101 freeway in Los Angeles on Aug. 30, 2019. Mario Tama/Getty Images

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has terminated about 4 percent, or several dozen, of its 800-strong workforce, the agency said on Monday.

“The last administration grew NHTSA by a whopping 30 percent. Even with these modest efficiencies, NHTSA is still considerably larger today than it was four years ago,” a spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email.