What is the status of ARIN?

[David R Conrad]

>"What is the status of ARIN?
>
>ARIN is on hold. The US Government has decided to look
>into the issue of how to issue IP address. The FNC and the
>Interim Inter-Agency Task Force has meeting with the ARIN
>board. They want ARIN to solve the portability issue. 

And while they're add it, can they speed up light a bit -- this
C value is really annoying.

>ARIN said that it can't solve that. 

Anybody got email addresses for the FNC, Kahin, and the Inter-Agency Task
Force?

I'd like to have a few "words" with them.

Thanks,
-drc