From today?s news postings on OpenTheGovernment.org Patrice McDermott, Director OpenTheGovernment.org www.openthegovernment.org 202.332.OPEN (6736) Bush to Give Documents on Firings to Obama Administration [CQ, January 12, 2009; subscription req'd] 44 to reverse 43's executive orders [Politico, January 12, 2009] All the President's IMs: Are Federal Record-keeping Laws Out of Step With Modern Communications? [FindLaw, January 12, 2009] FOIA Facts: New FOIA Provisions Take Effect [LLRX.com, January 12, 2009] Voting for Glass Houses [Columbia Journalism Review, January 12, 2009] ISOO Releases FY 2008 Annual Report to the President [Information Security Oversight Office, 1.13.09] Historians in Handcuffs [The Nation, 1.12.09] Issa announces GOP staff for House government reform panel [Government Executive, 1.12.09] A New Feature: Introducing the Promises Clock [ProPublica, 1.12.09] FDIC to bailout banks: So where's the money going? [Financial Week, January 12, 2009] Amex's TARP mystery... [footnoted.org, January 12, 2009] Who's Running TARP? You Might Not Wanna Know [TPMMuckraker, January 12, 2009] Asking for TARP Funds Takes Only 27 Minutes [Mother Jones, January 9, 2009] Obama Team's Request for Bailout Money Short on Specifics [ProPublica, January 12, 2009]