"A backhanded compliment is a veiled insult."
Thank you for the petty nitpicking when it is clear you understood the message.

"your adding the word transparency doesn't make it relevant"
Who died and made you boss on what is and is not relevant in another person's opinions about the government?

"They are not welcome to misrepresent the executive branch."
Do you have any examples of a department "mirspresenting" the executive branch?  It seems your concept of "American" might also include presumed guilty until proven innocent.  Does the potential that they might misrepresent something mean my concerns about the government becoming less transparent is not as valid or justified?