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   LABOR NEWS' LISTING OF FEDERAL BULLETIN BOARDS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
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                                 JANUARY 1993
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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.
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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)
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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

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                             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.

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