Didn't think there was much confusion about it at this point. 

The DOD has the assignments for the space, they can announce it whenever they want, even if it's from a shell ASN. 

On Wed, Nov 8, 2023 at 4:52 PM Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone have an update as to where this effort, announcing qute a bit
of usa government space, stands?

https://www.kentik.com/blog/the-mystery-of-as8003/
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Dave Täht CSO, LibreQos