Selected List of Government
Bulletin Board Systems
Updated: January 06, 1990
STATE Bulletin Board Name/Sponsor Phone Numbers
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DC ADA Information Database Data 1: 202-694-0215
ADA Information Center Data 2: 301-459-3865
SYSOP: none listed Voice 1: 703-685-1477
Public Access:24 hours/day
7 days/week
DC Automated Library Info. Exchange (ALIX) Data 1: 202-707-9656
Fed. Library & Info. Center Committe Voice 1: 202-287-1374
SYSOP: Bruce Miller, Lee Power
Steve Palinscer, Bill Stockey
Public Access: 7:30am-5:00pm weekdays
DC Bureau of Prisons Data 1: 202-272-4545
Office of Information Systems Voice 1: none listed
SYSOP: Byron Trantham
Public Access: BOP & employees of GOV. agencies
DC Department of Commerce
Economic News Data 1: 202-377-3870
(Office of Economic Affairs) Data 2: 202-377-0433
SYSOP: Ken Rogers Voice 1: 202-377-4450
Public Access: may browse;fee for
full access
DC Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers Planners Data 1: 202-355-2098
SYSOP: Michael Walsh Voice 1: 202-355-3087
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
Corps of Engineers Manpower Data 1: 202-272-1514
SYSOP: Rich Courtney Voice 1: not listed
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
DC Department of Education
Educational Research and Improvement Data 1: 202-626-9853
SYSOP: Tom Litkowski Voice 1: 202-357-6524
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
DC District of Columbia Data 1: 202-727-6668
Productivity Management Services Voice 1: 202-727-6665
SYSOP: Danny Wiese
Public Access: 24 hours/day
DC DC Info Exchange Data 1: 202-433-6639
US Navy
DC Education/OERI BBS Data 1: 202-357-6011
US Dept. of Education Data 2: 202-357-6012
DC EIA BBS (use 7 stop,even parity) Data 1: 202-586-8658
Energy Information Admin. Voice 1: 202-586-1155
SYSOP: T.C. Swan
Public Access: 8am-11pm weekdays
10am-6pm wkds/holidays
DC Export License Status Advisor (ELISA I) Data 1: 202-697-6109
US Dept. of Defense
DC Export License Status Advisor (ELISA II) Data 1: 202-697-3632
US Dept. of Defense Voice 1: 202-693-1148
Defence Technology Security Adminastration
SYSOP: not listed
Public Access: exclusive use of exporters of
licenced items under provisions
of U.S. Export Control laws
DC Export-Import Bank Data 1: 202-566-4602
Eporter's BBS Data 2: 202-566-8180
SYSOP: Bob Hughs, Joel Kahn Voice 1: 202-566-4690
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
DC FAA
Washington Testbed for Automated Data 1: 703-790-1740
Flight Services Lab Voice 1: 703-883-6008
Experimental Weather Briefing
SYSOP: none listed
Public Access: no limit specified
DC Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. Data 1: 202-737-7264
SYSOP: R. Cambell, L. Rudolph Voice 1: 202-898-7085
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
DC Fed. Highway Administration
US Dept. of Transportation Data 1: 202-366-3764
SYSOP: Carl Shca Voice 1: 202-366-9062
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
DC FERC-CIPS Data 1: 202-357-8997
Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm.
DC General Accounting Office Data 1: 202-275-1050
Information Technology Voice 1: none listed
SYSOP: Mark Stefan
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
DC General Services Adinistration Data 1: 202-535-7661
Information Resources Services Center Voice 1: 202-535-0825
SYSOP: Tom Tursky, Suzanne Taxin
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 Days/week
DC JAG Net (Navy-legal) Data 1: 202-325-0748
US Navy Judge Advocate General Voice 1: 202-325-8312
SYSOP: Ens.John Sawer
Lcdr. Chris Buechler
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
DC Justice Dept
US Dept. of Justice BBS Data 1: 202-898-0318
Immigration and Naturalization Data 1: 202-786-3640
Service Voice 1: none listed
Budget and Finace
SYSOP: none listed
Public Access: do not use in mid-day
DC Megawatts One Data 1: 301-353-5059
US Dept. of Energy
DC Metro Net Data 1: 202-475-7543
US Army Military Dist. of DC
DC Minority Energy Info Clearing House Data 1: 202-586-1561
US Dept. of Energy
DC NADAP BBS Data 1: 202-693-3831
US Navy
DC NAMARA JAG Net Data 1: 202-889-9214
US Navy Judge Advocate General
DC NANCI (Naval Aviation News Computer Info.) Data 1: 202-475-1973
Naval Aviation News Magazine autovon: 288-1973
SYSOP: Commander John A. Norton Voice 1: 202-433-4407
Public Access: 24 hours/day autovon: 288-4407
7 days/week
DC NARDAC - Laser Data 1: 202-475-7885
US Navy
DC NASA
NASA HQ Information Technology Center Data 1: 202-646-6197
SYSOP: Carlos Ojeda, Maura Ennis Voice 1: none listed
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
National Space Science Data Center Data 1: 301-268-9000
SYSOP: Bruce Mclendon, Patt Sisson Voice 1: 301-268-7251
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
**Enter NSSDC after connect,when
asked for User ID enter NSSDC again
Space Physics Analysis Network Data 1: 301-286-9000
SYSOP: Bruce McLendon, Patt Sisson Voice 1: 301-286-7251
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
**Enter NSSDC after connect, when
asked for User ID enter SPAN_NIC
DC Naval Observatory (1200/E/7/1) Data 1: 202-653-1079
US Naval Observatory Voice 1: 202-653-1522
SYSOP: M. Miranian
Public Access: no limitations specified
enter @TCO for command dir.
DC NAVDAC BBS Data 1: 202-433-2118
Naval Data Automation Command
DC NAVWESA
(Naval Weapons Engineering Support Data 1: 202-433-6639
SYSOP: Bill Walsh autovon: 288-6639
Public Access: 4pm-7am Weekdays Data 2: 202-433-2171
24 hours weekends/holidays Voice 1: 202-433-4836
DC PLANNING AND BUDGET Data 1: 202-377-1423
(Office of the Secretary) Voice 1: 202-377-2949
SYSOP: John O'Conner, Pat Spencer
Kathy Cooper
Appropriations Data: Sharon Davis
Budget Bullentins: Beth Mack
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
DC Office of Radio Active Waste Mgt. Data 1: 202-586-9359
Dept. of Energy Voice 1: 202-586-5722
SYSOP:Glenn Truitt
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
DC Science Resourse Studies BBS Data 1: 202-634-1764
National Science Foundation Voice 1: 202-643-4636
SYSOP: Vanessa Richardson
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
DC Securities & Exchange Commission Data 1: 202-272-2835
SYSOP: not listed Voice 1: 202-272-2823
Public Access: Federal Gov. ONLY
DC Veterans Administration Data 1: 202-376-2184
SYSOP: Jay D. Anderson, Alan Toense Voice 1: 202-233-5571
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
DC WORLD BANK Data 1: 202-676-0920
Information, Technology and Voice 1: 202-473-3076
Facilities Development
SYSOP: Ashok Daswani, Miguel Cuadra
Public Access: No limitations specified
MD ALF - Agricultural Library Forum Data 1: 301-344-8510
National Agricultural Library
MD Census Bureau BBS
US Bureau of the Census Data 1: 301-763-4576
SYSOP: Nevins Frankel Voice 1: 301-763-7448
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
MD Census Bureau Personnel BBS Data 1: 301-763-4574
US Bureau of the Census Voice 1: 301-763-7448
SYSOP: Nevins Frankel
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
MD Federal Communications Commission Data 1: 301-725-1072
Public Access Link Voice 1: not listed
SYSOP: not listed
Public Access: 24 hour/day
** 5 min. connect time
MD Lipid Nutritional Laboratory Data 1: 301-344-1277
US Dept. of Agriculture
MD MSG-RBBS Data 1: 301-227-1042
David Taylor Naval Res. Ctr. Data 2: 301-227-3428
MD Data Management Info. Exchange Data 1: 301-948-2048
Natl. Bureau of Standards Voice 1:no line listed
SYSOP: not listed
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
MD Microcomputer Elect. Info. Exchange Data 1: 301-948-5717
Natl. Bureau of Standards Data 2: 301-948-5718
SYSOP: Ted Lanberg, Lisa Carnahan Voice 1: 301-975-3359
Public Access: 24 hours/day
7 days/week
