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.
