WWV time broadcasts slashed in 2019?

SteveSgt writes: A forum thread on QRZ.com indicates that the shortwave time broadcasts by the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) from stations WWV (Colorado) and WWVH (Hawaii) may be slashed in budget year 2019:

Illustrative program reductions in FY 2019
— $6.3 million supporting fundamental measurement dissemination, including the shutdown of NIST radio stations in Colorado and Hawaii

While the WWV broadcasts may seem like an anachronism to some Slashdotters, they remain a crucial component in many unexpected services, from over-the-air broadcasters and traffic signals, to medical devices, wall clocks, and wrist watches. The signals serve as standard beacons for radio propagation, and as a frequency reference for alignment of a broad range of communications equipment.

It's easy to imagine that not even the NIST knows every service and device that could be impacted by this decision.