****************************************************************************** LABOR NEWS' LISTING OF FEDERAL BULLETIN BOARDS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC ****************************************************************************** JANUARY 1993 ****************************************************************************** NOTE: All BBS' Require 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit, Parity = NONE. Some Listings May Require Fees Or Voice-Phone Registration. DATALINE IS FIRST PHONE NUMBER LISTED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 - Office of Public Affairs' Computerized Information Delivery Service 202-429-7800 300 1200 2400 9600 202-447-5505 Public - Fee-Based Service Press releases, reports, publications and variety of on-line databases 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/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 Economic BBS 202-482-3870 2400 202-482-1986 Full access by paid subscription Monthly GNP and corporate profits; Consumer Price Index; personal incomes; other economic data Consumer Information Center Consumer Information Center BBS 202-208-7679 300 1200 2400 202-501-1794 Public News for consumers, publications information, media oriented 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 1200 2400 703-685-1477 Public Validated compilers; Ada bulletin boards; other Ada information Defense Mapping Agency Navinfonet 301-227 4424 9600 301-227-3296 Pub1ic 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 Education Department - OERI BBS Long Distance: 1-800-222-4922 / Local: 202-219-1511 300 1200 2400 202-219-1526 Public 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 301-903-4892 1200 301-903-5527 Public Messages and software for micro users Energy Information Administration EIA BBS 202-586-2557 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 Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Research and Development 513-569-7610 (FTS)684-7610 1200 2400 513-569-7272 (FTS)684-7272 Public Environmental database and electronic conferences 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 tatus on equipment applications Federal Emergency Management Agency State and Local Emergency Management Users Group 202-646-2887 2400 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 EEBS 202-366-3764 2400 202-366-9022 Public Open forum on FHWA topics and computer technology Federal Register Electronic News Delivery (FREND) 202-275-1538/0920 2400 202-523-3447 202-275-0854 Public law numbers, federal register table of contents 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 GSA/IRM Service GSA Schedule BBS 202-501-2661 202-501-2014 1200 2400 202-501-1404 Public Information on GSA schedule contracts Head Start Resource and Training Center BBS 301-985-7936 1200 301-985-7840 Public Notices for Head Start participants and E-mail Housing and Urban Development - Public Affairs BBS 202-708-3460 202-708- 3563 300 1200 2400 202-708-0685 Public Internal Revenue Service BXR Information Corner 703-756-6109 2400 703-756-6280 Public Micro technology conferences; information on Integrated Software Federal Users Group 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 - Office of Information and Public Affairs BBS - "Labor News" Local: 202-219-4784 Toll Free: 1-800-597-1221 300 1200 2400 202-219-7343 Public Full text of press releases, Consumer Price Index and Real Earnings reports, text of officials speeches, fact sheets, text of selected publications/reports federal job opportunities (nationwide and overseas). Labor Department - Wage Appeals Board - "Computerized Reference Library" 1-800-735-7396 300 - 38,400 202-219-9039 Public Over 425 files of Wage Appeals Board and Administrative Law Judges decisions. Library of Congress - Automated Library Information Exchange 202-707-4888 2400 202-707-4800 Public BBS lists and information on federal agency libraries 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 301-975-3272 Public Summaries of standards reports; information on data management 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 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 fundinq National Technical Information Service 703-321-8020 1200 2400 703-487-4648 Public Bulletins, Conferences, Files, Gateway to 50 other Federal Bulletin Boards National Weather Service - Climate Dial-Up Service 301-899-0827 2400 301-763-4670 Public, but user fees charged short-term climate conditions worldwide Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station CTS 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 301-227-5200: 1200 & 2400 301-227-3700: 9600 301-227-4901 Public Microcomputer support Navy Regional Data Automation Center - Norfolk ARDAC Remote BBS 804-445-1627 2400 804-445-4257 Public limited, DOD unlimited Micro contracts; software for DOD Office of Government Ethics - TEBBS 202-523-1186 300 to 14,200 202-523-5757 Ethics legistlation, regs, policies, opinions Office of Personnel Management - Federal Job Opportunities 912-471-3100 300 to 9600 912-744-2139/2091 Job listings, also POSH (info on RIFS, VETS, etc.) Small Business Administration - SBA BBS 202-205-6269 2400 202-205-6400 Public Software; messages Small Business Administration 1-800-859-4636 (2400) 1-800-687-4636 (9600) ? ? Social Security Administration BBS 410-966-5051 2400 202-965-5524 Public Veterans Affairs Department/Regional Offices Foreclosed Property Call voice: 202-233-2741 Public-each city has its own-call local VA regional office lists property foreclosures **************************************************************************** ATTENTION -- ATTENTION If you know of other federal bulletin boards available to the general public, voice call the "LABOR NEWS" system's operator (Don Berry) at 202-219-7343 or leave a message on the bulletin board. Thanks. ****************************************************************************