Update: We broke this news over the weekend from a lucky catch on Reddit, but the Washington Post and TechCrunch are expanding on it, citing anonymous sources. They report that 10% of the NHTSA employees have been cut, which would be about 80 staffers, with especially heavy cuts for the employees in the new office overseeing autonomous vehicle safety.

  • circuitfarmer
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    317 hours ago

    I agree they will snap, but what is the purpose of so many cuts so quickly? I don’t see another explanation. Failures in execution are to be expected from this group.

    • @[email protected]
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      416 hours ago

      To show that the system isn’t working and needs to be privatized to run more efficiently. And then replace previously functioning government-run organizations with private ones owned by their friends