[LEAPSECS] leap smear

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <25759089-5C78-4978-B83D-F4A4E225D223 at noao.edu>, Rob Seaman writes:

>On Sep 18, 2011, at 12:56 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:

>

>> The initial proposal to drop Leap Seconds came out of Pentagon and was fa=

>st-tracked through the US Government.

>> =

>

>> We have never been told the where, who, how and why of that.

>

>Hard to reconcile these two assertions.


It is in one of the WP7A meeting minutes that Pentagon originated
the proposal.

What's missing is:  Where in Pentagon, Who in Pentagon, How they
got it fast-tracked, and Why the administration fast-tracked it.

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