Farm Credit Administration
Annual backlog, FY2008–FY2025
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2007 – 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 | 2024-08-23 | 288 | 1.1 |
| #2 | 2025-08-06 | 40 | 0.2 |
| #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 | 86 | 91 | 2 |
| FY2024 | 75 | 75 | 7 |
| FY2023 | 58 | 48 | 10 |
| FY2022 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 55 | 55 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 28 | 30 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 21 | 21 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 23 | 21 | 2 |
| FY2017 | 26 | 27 | 0 |
| FY2016 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| FY2015 | 41 | 42 | 0 |
| FY2014 | 43 | 44 | 0 |
| FY2013 | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| FY2012 | 34 | 35 | 1 |
| FY2011 | 36 | 35 | 2 |
| FY2010 | 27 | 26 | 1 |
| FY2009 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| FY2008 | 26 | 28 | 0 |
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