The U.S. Department of the Interior, has been directed by court order to
disconnect all databases that allow access to "individual Indian trust
data". Since the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is under the directive
of the DOI, it has been disconnected, along with some other vital
databases.
You can read the DOI memos concerning the court orders at:
http://www.doi.gov/
Below are more links if you are interested in the latest news about the
court order disconnecting the DOI's databases, including our favorite
Land Patent Search at the Bureau of Land Management.
Briefly, the databases that seem to be affected are:
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Bureau of Reclamations (BOR)
Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS)
Minerals Management Services (MMS)
National Parks Service (NPS) another favorite!
Office of Surface Mining (OSM)
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/11/interior.reut/index.html
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,48980,00.html
Official US Executive Websites and their acronyms:
http://www.loc.gov/global/executive/fed.html
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Dr J A Ballard <john.ballard(a)anu.edu.au>
Graduate School, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
Tel +61 2 6125 5487 Fax +61 2 6125 4829