VP not an Executive Branch Entity?

We have the most secretive presidency ever. They've classified huge numbers of documents and we know this because the one thing they are supposed to publicly report is the number of documents they classify and declassify. This comes from the National Archives and an executive order issued by Bush himself in 2003. That order covers all agencies and "any other entity within the executive branch". This year more than 80 agencies have reported. One office says it's exempt. Cheney's. What's wrong with this guy? Maybe he does think he's King and not a member of one of the three branches of government.