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Department of the Treasury
Most recent quarterly backlog
3,450
End of FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026)
Latest annual report
3,840
End of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
17-year change
+45%
FY2008 → FY2024 (Oct 1, 2007 – Sept 30, 2024)
Annual backlog, FY2008–FY2024
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2007 – Sept 30, 2024). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
FY08: 2,656
FY10: 1,144
FY12: 1,089
FY14: 1,519
FY16: 1,662
FY18: 2,165
FY20: 2,798
FY22: 3,042
FY24: 3,840
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
Recent quarterly activity
Last 21 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026).
Backlog
3,450
Received per quarter
3,498
Processed per quarter
3,826
10 oldest pending requests, end of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
Days pending counts forward from the day the request was received. The longer this list runs, the more litigation-ripe the agency’s backlog.
| Rank | Date received | Days pending | Years pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2014-03-21 | 2,636 | 7.2 |
| #2 | 2014-05-09 | 2,601 | 7.1 |
| #3 | 2014-06-17 | 2,575 | 7.1 |
| #4 | 2014-06-25 | 2,569 | 7.0 |
| #5 | 2014-06-27 | 2,567 | 7.0 |
| #6 | 2014-07-16 | 2,555 | 7.0 |
| #7 | 2014-07-24 | 2,549 | 7.0 |
| #8 | 2014-09-09 | 2,517 | 6.9 |
| #9 | 2014-10-01 | 2,501 | 6.9 |
| #10 | 2014-10-01 | 2,501 | 6.9 |
Exemption invocations, FY2024 (Oct 1, 2023 – Sept 30, 2024)
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, FY2024 (Oct 1, 2023 – Sept 30, 2024)
Full-time employees
73
Equivalent FTE
123.2
Total FTE
196.2
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 13,303 | 12,687 | 3,840 |
| FY2023 | 10,782 | 10,550 | 3,268 |
| FY2022 | 10,594 | 10,431 | 3,042 |
| FY2021 | 10,820 | 10,755 | 2,937 |
| FY2020 | 11,916 | 11,260 | 2,798 |
| FY2019 | 11,936 | 11,921 | 2,195 |
| FY2018 | 12,535 | 12,098 | 2,165 |
| FY2017 | 12,434 | 12,379 | 1,708 |
| FY2016 | 12,368 | 12,171 | 1,662 |
| FY2015 | 13,922 | 13,987 | 1,482 |
| FY2014 | 14,107 | 13,990 | 1,519 |
| FY2013 | 15,040 | 14,915 | 1,198 |
| FY2012 | 16,610 | 16,705 | 1,089 |
| FY2011 | 16,776 | 16,683 | 1,237 |
| FY2010 | 16,911 | 18,564 | 1,144 |
| FY2009 | 20,075 | 19,980 | 2,751 |
| FY2008 | 20,943 | 21,352 | 2,656 |
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