Honestly, <i>all</i> branches of the public sector should strive for maximum transparency. I understand why you&#x27;re asking this question, but in a truly transparent system, if someone is trying to smear a branch doing a good job, there is plenty of ammunition to demonstrate the opposite.<p>Incidentally this is why I&#x27;m a huge believer in open management models. They work great in FOSS. Being scrutinized by outsiders forces you to think more carefully about what you do. Within a company, employees are generally disincentivized from giving negative feedback and often don&#x27;t have the full picture to judge with anyway. Outsiders don&#x27;t have that problem.