Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
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 23 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q3 (Apr 1 – Jun 30, 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 | 2025-03-17 | 137 | 0.5 |
| #2 | 2025-09-18 | 8 | 0.0 |
| #3 | 2025-09-25 | 3 | 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 | 97 | 101 | 3 |
| FY2024 | 100 | 94 | 7 |
| FY2023 | 46 | 49 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 56 | 53 | 4 |
| FY2021 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 58 | 56 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 36 | 54 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 58 | 57 | 27 |
| FY2017 | 80 | 56 | 26 |
| FY2016 | 58 | 62 | 2 |
| FY2015 | 55 | 57 | 4 |
| FY2014 | 141 | 137 | 6 |
| FY2013 | 113 | 113 | 2 |
| FY2012 | 71 | 69 | 2 |
| FY2011 | 110 | 111 | 0 |
| FY2010 | 142 | 141 | 1 |
| FY2009 | 130 | 133 | 0 |
| FY2008 | 107 | 107 | 1 |
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