American Battle Monuments Commission
Annual backlog, FY2010–FY2025
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2009 – Sept 30, 2025). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
Recent quarterly activity
Last 8 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026).
10 oldest pending requests, end of FY2025 (Sept 30, 2025)
Agencies report days pending in working days, counted from the day the request was received; the years column converts to calendar years. The longer this list runs, the more litigation-ripe the agency’s backlog.
| Rank | Date received | Working days pending | Years pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #2 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #3 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #4 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #5 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #6 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #7 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #8 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #9 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #10 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
Exemption invocations, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
How often each FOIA exemption (b1–b9) was invoked when redacting or denying records. Exemption 5 (deliberative process, attorney-client) is highlighted — it’s the most-fought exemption in FOIA litigation.
FOIA staffing, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 16 | 18 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 36 | 34 | 2 |
| FY2016 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| FY2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| FY2014 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| FY2013 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2012 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| FY2011 | 26 | 25 | 1 |
| FY2010 | 17 | 18 | 0 |
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