For any of you present and ex US federal government Special Raters
(engineers and scientist usually) that worked during the 1980 for the US
government, you want to read the following article.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-08/01/213l-080199-idx.html
It seems that we will finally get a few $ from the settlement.  There is
even a phone number to call if you think that you qualify.
Kevin