“Lost Time” In an unexpected move, the Obama administration reversed it’s position of just eight months ago and ordered that daylight no longer be saved. Police, fire, other first responders and the military have all been instructed in no uncertain terms to no longer save daylight. This comes at a time when daylight is in short supply. Millions of hours of daylight have been seen walking the cold streets, dazed, marveling that a fate so cruel would not save them.