******************  GOVERNMENT BULLETIN BOARDS  ******************

This list was compiled by "Government Computer News" and presented
in their September 13, 1993 issue.  If you know of other government
boards or corrections to the ones listed, please leave a message
to the Sysop.



Agricultural Library                            Agricultural
Library Forum           301-504-6510; 301-504-5496   9,600; 2,400
301-504-5113   Public              Library bulletins              
       
Agriculture Department                          Biological Impact
Assessment         1-703-231-3858; 800-624-2723 2,400; 2,400
1-703-231-3747 Public              Genetic engineering            
       
Air Force                                       Air Force Small
Business BBS         800-638-8369 type SIGNUP     2,400       
800-638-9636   Contractors (fee)   Procurement                    
       
Air Force Communications Command                Helpful Information
for Industry     618-256-8653                 2,400       
618-256-8239   Contractors         Procurement                    
       
Air Force Engineering Installation              ULANA BBS         
                  405-736-0928                 2,400       
405-734-9928   Air Force, DLA      ULANA contract                 
       
Air Force Logistics Command                     Mission Critical
Computer Resources  Call voice first             9,600       
513-257-2151   Air Force           Ada, ADP                       
       
Air Force Space Command                         Competition
Advocate                 Call voice first             2,400       
719-554-5325   Public              Procurement                    
       
Army Corps of Engineers                         Automated
Specification Criteria     800-445-8644; 800-445-8643   9,600;
2,400 916-557-7670   Public              Military engineering specs 
           
Army Software Center                            Software
Engineering Support BBS     703-285-9637                 2,400    
   703-285-9654   Public              Military micros, minis      
          
Census Bureau                                   Census BEA
Electronic Forum          301-763-7554                 9,600      
 301-763-1580   Public              Census CD-ROM shareware       
        
Census Bureau                                   Office Automation
BBS                301-763-4576                 2,400       
301-763-4950   Public              Product reviews, training      
       
Census Bureau                                   Census Personnel
BBS                 301-763-4574                 2,400       
301-763-4951   Public              Job vacancies                  
       
Coast Guard                                     Global Positioning
System BBS        703-866-3894; 703-866-3890   9,600; 2,400
703-866-3859   Public              Global positioning             
       
Commerce Office of Business Analysis            Economic BBS      
                  202-377-3870                 2,400       
202-377-1986   Public (fee)        Monthly economic indexes       
       
Commerce Office of Planning and Budget          Planning and Budget
BBS              202-377-1423                 2,400       
202-377-2949   Public              Budget                         
       
Customs Service                                 Customs Electronic
BBS               202-535-5069                 9,600       
202-343-7715   Public              Currency conversion rates      
       
Defense Information Systems Agency              DISA Acquisition
BBS                 618-256-8200                 9,600       
618-256-9380   Public              Procurement                    
       
Defense Logistics Agency                        DASC-ZE BBS       
                  703-274-5863                 2,400       
703-274-5757   Public              Microcomputers                 
       
Defense Mapping Agency                          Navinfonet        
                  301-227-4424                 9,600       
301-227-3296   Public              Marine advisories              
       
Defense Technology Security Administration      Elisa I           
                  703-697-6109                 2,400       
703-693-1098   Exporters           Export license status          
       
Defense/Office of the Secretary                 Ada Information   
                  703-614-0215                 9,600       
703-685-1477   Public              Validated compilers            
       
Education Office of Research and Improvement    National Education
BBS               800-222-4922; 202-219-2011   2,400; 2,400
202-219-1526   Public              Statistics, classroom software 
       
Energy Information Administration               EIA BBS           
                  202-586-2557                 2,400       
202-586-8800   Public              Energy production, survey prices 
     
Energy Information Technology Services          Remote BBS        
                  301-903-4892                 1,200       
301-903-3076   DOE                 Microcomputer support          
       
Energy Office of Fossil Energy                  FE Telenews       
                  202-586-6496                 2,400       
202-586-6503   Public              Coal, oil, gas reserves        
       
Energy Office of Minority Economic Impact       Minority Impact BBS 
                800-543-2325; 202-586-1561   2,400; 2,400
202-586-7898   Public              Procurement, education in DOE
labs     
Environmental Protection Agency                 Pollution
Prevention BBS             800-658-8815; 703-506-1025   2,400;
2,400 703-821-4800   Public              Pollution control        
             
Environmental Protection Agency                 Research and
Development BBS         513-569-7610                 2,400       
513-569-7272   Public              Water, biotechnology           
       
Environmental Protection Agency                 Technology Transfer
Network          919-541-1447; 919-541-5742   9,600; 2,400
919-541-5384   Public              Air pollutants, more BBSes     
       
Environmental Protection Agency                 Cleanup Information 
                301-589-8366                 2,400       
301-589-8368   Public              Hazardous waste removal        
       
Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA        Gulfline          
                  800-235-4662; 601-688-2677   9,600; 9,600
601-688-1065   Public              Gulf states environment        
       
Export-Import Bank                              Eximbank BBS      
                  202-566-4699                 1,200       
202-566-4490   Public (fee)        Programs, policies             
       
Federal Aviation Administration                 FAA Safety Exchange 
                800-426-3814                 2,400       
816-426-3580   Public              Amateur-built and ultralight
aircraft  
Federal Communications Commission               Public Access Link 
                 301-725-1072                 1,200       
301-725-1585   Vendors             FCC license applications       
       
Federal Emergency Management Agency             Hazardous Materials 
                708-972-3275                 2,400       
800-752-6367   Public              Technical assistance,
regulations      
Federal Emergency Management Agency             State and Local
Emergency Management 202-646-2887                 9,600       
202-646-3115   Public              Computers                      
       
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission            Commission Issuance
Posting System   202-208-1781; 202-208-1397   9,600; 2,400
202-208-2474   Public              Commission agenda, filings,
findings   
Federal Highway Administration                  FEEBS             
                  202-366-3764                 2,400       
202-366-9022   Public              Microcomputers                 
       
Federal Information Exchange                    FEDIX             
                  800-232-4879; 301-258-0953   2,400; 2,400
301-975-0103   Public              Research, educational
opportunities    
Food and Drug Administration                    Devices and
Radiological Health      301-443-7496                 9,600       
301-443-7003   Public              Meetings, research             
       
Geological Survey                               Quick Epicenter
Determination        800-358-2663                 1,200       
303-236-1500   Public              Seismological and geomagnetic
data     
Geological Survey                               Geological Survey
BBS                703-648-4168                 9,600       
703-648-7300   Public              CD-ROM technology              
       
GSA Federal Supply Service                      Multiuse File for
Interagency News   703-557-2229 type HELLO GS   1,200       
703-305-7977   Agency              Surplus property, requisitions 
       
GSA IRM Service                                 GSA Schedule BBS  
                  202-501-2014; 202-501-2661   2,400; 1,200
202-501-1404   Public              GSA schedule contracts         
       
House of Representatives                        Whistleblower     
                  202-225-5527                 2,400       
202-225-3471   Public              Federal waste, fraud and abuse 
       
Human Nutrition Information Service             Nutrient Data Bank 
                 301-436-5078                 2,400       
301-436-8491   Public              Food composition               
       
Interior Bureau of Mines                        Mines-Data BBS    
                  202-501-0373                 2,400       
202-501-0406   Public              Minerals production table      
       
Internal Revenue Service                        BXR Information
Corner               703-756-6109                 2,400       
703-756-6280   Public              Microcomputers                 
       
IRS Martinsburg Computer Center                 Information
Reporting Project        304-263-2749                 9,600       
304-263-8700   Public              Electronic filing              
       
Justice Bureau of Prisons                       Office of
Information Systems BBS    202-514-6102                 9,600     
  202-307-3104   Public              Computers                    
         
Justice Office of Justice Programs              Criminal Justice
Reference Service   301-738-8895                 2,400       
301-251-5500   Public              Criminal justice policy,
research      
Labor Office of Public Affairs                  Labor News        
                  202-523-4784                 2,400       
202-523-7343   Public              Consumer Price Index, earnings
reports 
Library of Congress                             Automated Library
Information        202-707-4888                 2,400       
202-707-4800   Public              Federal agency libraries       
       
NASA Information Technology Center              NASA HQ-ITC BBS   
                  202-453-9008                 2,400       
202-453-9009   Public              Microcomputers                 
       
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center               NASA Spacelink    
                  205-895-0028                 2,400       
205-544-6531   Public              Scientific and educational
programs    

National Institute of Standards and Technology  Center for Fire
Research BBS         301-921-6302                 2,400       
301-975-6872   Public              Fire simulation programs       
       
National Institute of Standards and Technology  Computer Security
BBS                301-948-5140; 301-948-5717   9,600; 2,400
301-975-3359   Public              Emergency response team
advisories     

National Institute of Standards and Technology  Data Management
Information          301-948-2059; 301-948-2048   1,200; 1,200
301-975-3272   Public              Data standards reports         
       
National Institute of Standards and Technology  Automated Computer
Time              303-494-4774                 1,200       
303-497-3639   Public              Synchronizes computer clocks   
       
National Institute of Standards and Technology  North American ISDN
Users Forum      301-869-7281                 2,400       
301-975-2937   Public              ISDN activities                
       
National Institute of Standards and Technology  NIST OSI BBS      
                  301-869-8630                 1,200       
301-975-3387   Public              OSI activities                 
       
National Institutes of Health                   PCBull            
                  301-480-8400                 2,400       
301-496-2282   NIH                 Microcomputers                 
       
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Forecast and
Advisory                303-497-5000                 2,400       
303-497-3697   Public              Geomagnetic and solar forecasts 
      
National Technical Information Service          NTIS BBS          
                  703-321-8970; 703-321-8020   9,600; 2,400
703-487-4007   Public              CALS standards                 
       
National Weather Service                        Climate Dial-Up
Service              301-899-0827                 2,400       
301-443-8220   Public (fee)        Worldwide climate conditions   
       
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station   Navy IRM College
Recruitment BBS     804-445-2104; 804-843-4093   9,600; 38.4K
804-444-8487   Public              Entry-level IRM employment     
       
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station   Online Automated
System              804-445-1627                 2,400       
804-444-8487   Government          Micro contracts, DOD software  
       
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station   Ada Technical
Support BBS            804-444-7841                 2,400       
804-444-1231   Public              Ada technical assistance       
       
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station   NAVTASC BBS       
                  301-238-2131                 2,400       
301-238-2181   Public              Datacom policies               
       
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station   NCTS BBS          
                  202-475-7885                 2,400       
202-475-7685   Public              Microcomputers                 
       
Naval Reserve Force HQ                          Naval Reserve Force
BBS              504-254-7776                 2,400       
504-254-7947   Agency              Reserve force training         
       
Navy Marine Corps Appellate Review              JAGnet            
                  202-325-0748                 2,400       
202-325-2924   Public              Microcomputers                 
       
Navy/David Taylor Naval Research Center         Office Automation
Systems BBS        301-227-1042                 1,200       
301-227-4901   Public              Microcomputers                 
       
Office of Personnel Management                  Federal Quality
Institute            301-937-0722                 2,400       
800-766-8737   Agency              Total Quality Management       
       
Office of Personnel Management                  OPM Atlantic Region
BBS              404-730-2370;                2,400       
404-331-3459   Public              Job listings, agency directives 
      
Office of Personnel Management                  Policy Operations
and Staffing BBS   202-606-1040; 202-606-1529   9,600; 2,400
202-606-0980   Agency              Policies                       
       
Office of Personnel Management                  Washington Area
Service Center BBS   202-606-1113                 2,400       
202-606-1848   Public              SES openings, weekly updates
ofjobs    
Office of Personnel Management/Detroit          Midwest Federal
Jobs                 313-226-4423                 2,400       
313-226-2095   Public              Jobs                           
       
Office of Personnel Management/Philadelphia     Fed Jobs-Philly   
                  201-645-3887                 2,400       
201-645-2284   Public              Jobs; will change to 215 area
code     
Small Business Administration                   SBA BBS           
                  202-205-6269                 2,400       
202-205-6244   Agency, contractors Software                       
       
Treasury Financial Management Service           FMS Inventory Line 
                 202-287-0767                 2,400       
202-874-7115   Agency              Financial rates                
       
Treasury Financial Management Service           Surety Bond
Circular 570             202-287-1295                 2,400       
202-874-6850   Agency              Federal bond-approvals         
       
US Courts/4th Circuit Court of Appeals          Access to Court
Records              804-771-8084                 2,400       
202-633-6393   Public              Cases, court dockets           
       
US Courts/6th Circuit                           Appellate Court
Electronic Services  513-684-2842                 2,400       
202-633-6393   Public              Opinions, oral argument
calendars      
US Courts/7th Circuit Court of Appeals          Access to Court
Records              312-435-5560                 9,600       
312-435-5584   Public              Cases, court dockets           
       
Veterans Affairs Information Technology Center  Information
Technology Center BBS    202-523-7339                 9,600       
202-535-8923   Agency              Shareware                      
       




Published with permission by Government Computer News, September
13, 1993, page 58 & 59.  Copyright 1993, Cahners Publishing

