Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
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 22 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 | 2025-09-05 | 17 | 0.1 |
| #2 | 2025-09-08 | 16 | 0.1 |
| #3 | 2025-09-08 | 16 | 0.1 |
| #4 | 2025-09-10 | 14 | 0.1 |
| #5 | 2025-09-10 | 14 | 0.1 |
| #6 | 2025-09-15 | 11 | 0.0 |
| #7 | 2025-09-23 | 5 | 0.0 |
| #8 | 2025-09-24 | 4 | 0.0 |
| #9 | 2025-09-24 | 4 | 0.0 |
| #10 | 2025-09-25 | 3 | 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 | 575 | 573 | 17 |
| FY2024 | 588 | 596 | 15 |
| FY2023 | 354 | 342 | 23 |
| FY2022 | 290 | 279 | 11 |
| FY2021 | 99 | 99 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 207 | 207 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 258 | 271 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 437 | 517 | 13 |
| FY2017 | 510 | 455 | 96 |
| FY2016 | 627 | 651 | 41 |
| FY2015 | 532 | 525 | 65 |
| FY2014 | 724 | 770 | 58 |
| FY2013 | 793 | 720 | 104 |
| FY2012 | 675 | 803 | 31 |
| FY2011 | 756 | 766 | 159 |
| FY2010 | 719 | 723 | 169 |
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