True. It has been gutted by Congress as far as Federal highway and building construction. Further, as an Executive Order, it exists at the wish of the President and means no more or less than he wants it to mean. G. H. W. Bush wasn't in office long enough after he signed it to estimate his commitment to it. I would argue the next three Presidents (5 terms and counting) haven't demonstrated any. If Federal agencies with inadequate plans had to personally review them with the President, it would have some meaning. As long as he totally ignores it, it means absolutely nothing. It could be wiped away in the stroke of a pen if the President doesn't care. Perhaps we should be glad that hasn't happened.
--- On Thu, 3/17/11, James R. Frysinger <[email protected]> wrote: From: James R. Frysinger <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:50073] Re: Fwd: STEM and Executive Order 12770 To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 5:19 PM Gene, I would say that EO 12770 has been fairly well gutted. It hasn't been canceled that I know of, but it's no longer effective. Jim On 2011-03-17 1418, [email protected] wrote: > Here is a reply from Ken Butcher. Unfortunately, he does not seem to support > my (our?) recommendation that SI should be the fundamental (if not exclusive) > language of measurement instruction in STEM Education, or he, more simply, > has the view that the DoC (and NIST) do not have the authority to "direct" > other elements of the Executive Branch to adopt SI. What became of the > "shall" duties of DoC and NIST in Executive Order 12770? EAM, -- James R. Frysinger 632 Stony Point Mountain Road Doyle, TN 38559-3030 (C) 931.212.0267 (H) 931.657.3107 (F) 931.657.3108
