Administration
The agency has an annual budget of US$815 million (2007). The agency classifies most of its spending under the driver safety heading, with a minority spent on vehicle safety, and a smaller amount on environmental matters of which it is in charge, i.e., vehicular fuel economy.
On April 9, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Chuck Hurley, Chief Executive Officer of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, to be the next NHTSA Administrator. In addition to drunk driving, his areas of expertise include air bag, seat belt, teen driving, and child safety. Amid concern over Hurley’s ties to large automakers, Hurley later withdrew his name from consideration. David Strickland is now the Administrator, sworn into office on January 4, 2010.
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