dennisb@ips.GOV 7-1-91 FROM:Dennis Baumgarte To:ALL Subject:Public Goverment BBS'S Comments:You may use any of the goverments boards listed below. In some cases you will have to fill out a application sheet.DO NOT ABUSE OR YOU WILL BE LOCKED OUT OFF EACH BOARD.ALL BOARDS HAVE SECURITY CHECKING. 73 KB2TM MAIN ****************** GOVERNMENT BULLETIN BOARDS ******************** This list was compiled by "Government Computer News" and presented in their May 27, 1991 issue. If you know of any other government bulletin boards or corrections to the ones listed, please leave a message to the Sysop. *Note: The dataline is the first telephone number listed. Agriculture Department AgComNet Use voice phone 2400 202-447-8694 USDA Telemail users only Meetings and schedules for the department's move to FTS 2000 Agriculture Department/Human Nutrition Information Service Nutrient Data Bank 301-436-5078 2400 301-436-8491 Public Data on food composition, messages, dietary analysis software Agriculture Department/National Agricultural Library Agricultural Library Forum 301-344-8510 301-344-8511 2400 2400 301-344-2113 301-344-3704 Public NAL bulletins; messages and conferences offering agricultural information Air Force/Engineering Installation Division ULANA BBS 405-736-0928 2400 405-734-9928 ULANA consumers in Air Force and DLA Information on products on ULANA network contract Air Force/Headquarters Systems Command Mission Critical Computer Resources 301-735-8124 2400 301-981-6941 Air Force employees and others authorized Ada message area; embedded systems information; Air Force ADP policies Army/Information Systems Engineering Command Computer Support Center 703-285-9637 2400 703-285-6973 800-626-3206 Public, but new users must request upgrade for full access Bulletins about major military contracts; user messages Census Bureau Office Automation BBS 301-763-4576 2400 301-763-4950 Public Product reviews; software; training information Census Bureau/Data User Services Economic Analysis Electronic Forum 301-763-7554 9600 301-763-1580 Public Shareware to use Census CD-ROMs; information exchange Census Bureau/Personnel Census Personnel 301-763-4574 2400 301-763-5780 Public Job vacancies and personnel messages Commerce Planning and Budget 202-377-1423 2400 202-377-2949 Public Moves internal documents and spreadsheets; OMB bulletins Commerce Economic BBS 202-377-3870 2400 202-377-1986 Full access by paid subscription Monthly GNP and corporate profits; Consumer Price Index; personal incomes; other economic data Customs Service Customs Electronic BBS 202-535-5069 2400 202-343-7715 Public Policies and directives; currency conversion rates; meeting schedules Defense Communications Agency DCA Acquisition 618-256-8200 9600 618-256-9380 Public Plans and solicitations for DOD communications Defense Department Ada Information 703-614-0215 301-459-3865 2400 2400 703-685-1477 Public Validated compilers; Ada bulletin boards; other Ada information Defense Logistics Agency DASC-ZE 703-274-5863 2400 703-274-5757 Public Supports DLA users; conferences on Enable and other packages; DOS tip of week Defense Mapping Agency Navinfonet 301-227-4424 9600 301-227-3296 Public Information for mariners; marine advisories; global positioning Defense Technology Security Administration Export License Status Adviser 703-697-6109 2400 703-693-1097 Export license applicants Status reports on export licenses and other export information Energy Department Minority Impact 202-586-1561 2400 202-586-7898 Public Procurement and education opportunities for minorities through DOE labs Energy Department Remote BBS 301-353-4892 1200 301-353-5527 Public Messages and software for micro users Energy Information Administration EIA BBS 202-586-8658 2400 202-586-1257 Public Statistics on energy production; short-term energy outlook; survey prices Energy/Office of Fossil Energy FE Telenews 202-586-6496 1200 202-586-6503 Public Coal, oil, gas reserves and other related information Environmental Protection Agency Cleanup Information 301-589-8366 2400 301-589-8368 Public Information exchange on hazardous waste removal Export-Import Bank Eximbank 202-566-4699 1200 202-566-4490 Requires subscription Programs and policies; news releases; staff list Federal Communications Commission Public Access Link 301-725-1072 1200 301-725-1585 Those who have applied for equipment approval Status on equipment applications Federal Emergency Management Agency State and Local Emergency Management Users Group 202-646-2887 2400 202-646-3528 202-646-3115 Public How computers can support emergency management Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Commission Issuance Posting System 202-208-1397 202-208-1781 2400 9600 202-208-2474 Public Commission agenda, filings, findings Federal Highway Administration FEEBS 202-366-3764 2400 202-366-9022 Public Open forum on FHWA topics and computer technology Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Health 301-443-7496 2400 301-443-7003 Public Meeting announcements; draft reports; researcher messages Geological Survey USGS Information Systems Division BBS 703-648-4168 9600 703-648-7127 Public can access CD-ROM conference; others internal Conferences on dBase, CD-ROM, Sysops Geological Survey On-Line Information System 800-358-2663 1200 303-236-1500 Public Seismological and geomagnetic information GSA/IRM Service GSA Schedule BBS 202-501-2661 202-501-2014 1200 2400 202-501-1404 Public Information on GSA schedule contracts Interior/Bureau of Mines Mines-Data 202-634-4637 2400 202-634-0079 Public Tables showing minerals production Internal Revenue Service BXR Information Corner 703-756-6109 2400 703-756-6280 Public Micro technology conferences; information on Integrated Software Federal Users Group International Trade Commission Energy and Chemicals BBS 202-252-1354 2400 202-252-1948 Public Chemicals reports; ITC analysts list Justice/Bureau of Prisons Office of Information Systems BBS 202-514-6102 2400 202-307-3104 Public Software and conference for computer specialists Justice/National Institute of Justice Criminal Justice Reference System 301-738-8895 2400 301-251-5500 800-851-3420 Public Institute news; Bureau of Justice Statistics data; conference information Labor Department Labor News 202-523-4784 2400 202-523-7343 Public Summaries of Consumer Price Index and real earnings reports Library of Congress Automated Library Information Exchange 202-707-9656 2400 202-707-6454 Public BBS lists and information on federal agency libraries NASA/Information Technology Center NASA HQ-ITC 202-453-9008 2400 202-453-9009 Public Micro tips; downloadable files; messages NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center NASA Spacelink 205-895-0028 2400 205-544-6531 Public Scientific and education programs; teachers leave questions for NASA National Institute of Standards and Technology Data Management Information Exchange 301-948-2059 301-948-2048 1200 1200 301-975-3272 Public Summaries of standards reports; information on data management National Institute of Standards and Technology Computer Security 301-948-5717 301-948-5140 2400 9600 301-975-3359 Public Emergency response team advisories; information on computer security National Institute of Standards and Technology Automated Computer Time 303-494-4774 300 303-497-3639 Public Synchronizes computer clocks National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Fire Research 301-921-6302 2400 301-975-6872 Public Fire simulation programs and lab information National Institute of Standards and Technology CALS 301-948-8966 2400 301-975-3561 Public CALS Implementation Guide; CALS standards; meetings National Institutes of Health PCBull 301-480-8400 2400 301-496-2282 NIH users Bulletins; dBase conference; file download National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Forecast and Advisory 303-497-5000 2400 303-497-3188 Public Highlights and forecasts of geomagnetic and solar activity National Science Foundation Science Resource Studies 202-634-1764 2400 202-634-4250 Public OTA reports; bulletins on R&D funding National Weather Service Climate Dial-Up Service 301-899-0827 1200 301-763-4670 Public, but user fees charged Short-term climate conditions worldwide Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station NCTS BBS 301-238-2131 2400 301-238-2181 Public DDN newsletter; Navy datacom policy; micro tips Naval Data Automation Command NAVDAC BBS 202-475-7885 2400 202-475-7685 Public Software; messages Naval Observatory Automated Data Service 202-653-1079 1200 202-653-0487 Public Time measurement from the observatory atomic clock Navy/David Taylor Naval Research Center Office Automation Systems 301-227-1042 1200 301-227-4901 Public Microcomputer support Navy-Marine Corps Appellate Review JAG BBS 202-889-9214 2400 202-433-4651 Public Micro tips; messages; downloads Navy Regional Data Automation Center-Norfolk NARDAC Remote BBS 804-445-1627 2400 804-445-4257 Public limited, DOD unlimited Micro contracts; software for DOD Office of Personnel Management/Detroit Area Office Midwest Federal Jobs 313-226-4423 2400 313-226-2095 Public Federal jobs and related information for Midwest states Office of Personnel Management/New Jersey Area Office Northeast Federal Jobs 201-645-3887 2400 201-645-2284 Public Federal jobs and related information for Northeast states Small Business Administration SBA BBS 202-205-6269 2400 202-205-6400 Public Software; messages Veterans Affairs Department/Regional Offices Foreclosed Property Call voice Call voice 202-233-2741 Public-each city has its own-call local VA regional office Lists property foreclosures