John, The NIST is so *essential* for enabling science, engineering, technology, and manufacturing that there is *no likelyhood* that NIST is to be eliminated! I do, however, support consolidation of purely business and trading functions of the DOC.
The University of Illinois changed its email client and server late is 2011. This has caused me and others many problems! Although I have been reading USMA postings, I have not felt comfortable making contributions in recent months as a result. Gene Mechtly ________________________________ From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [owner-u...@colostate.edu] on behalf of John M. Steele [jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 1:39 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:51409] R.I.P., Department of Commerce? After expressing hope that we keep metrication non-political, I now have to surface this. It is important because NIST is within the Department of Commerce. This is at such a "high level" that I can't tell whether NIST would move to a new function or be eliminated. If eliminated, it would surely sound the death knell for metrication in the United States. Per the article, President Obama seeks to eliminate the Dept. of Commerce and consolidate SOME of its functions with other agencies. http://news.yahoo.com/r-p-department-commerce-president-obama-seeks-consolidate-164824731--abc-news.html The rest of the proposal may or may not make sense, but I want to hear details on NIST before I am even willing to listen to the rest of the yacking.
