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jebbypalCheney says that the Vice President office is not a part of the executive branch of government
In 2004, the Office of the Vice President blocked inspectors from the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) of the NationalArchives from conducting an on-site inspection of the VP's White Houseoffice, although the ISOO was required to do under Executive Order12958, signed by President Bush.
In explaining why they were blocking these inspectors, the VicePresident's office, according to Henry Waxman, "asserted that theOffice of the Vice President is not an 'entity within the executivebranch' and hence is not subject to presidential executive orders."