General Services 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 | 2020-05-04 | 1,355 | 5.4 |
| #2 | 2022-02-16 | 906 | 3.6 |
| #3 | 2022-06-13 | 825 | 3.3 |
| #4 | 2022-07-06 | 810 | 3.2 |
| #5 | 2022-10-18 | 738 | 3.0 |
| #6 | 2022-10-17 | 737 | 3.0 |
| #7 | 2022-11-14 | 720 | 2.9 |
| #8 | 2022-12-08 | 703 | 2.8 |
| #9 | 2022-12-08 | 703 | 2.8 |
| #10 | 2022-12-27 | 691 | 2.8 |
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 | 2,387 | 1,841 | 1,124 |
| FY2024 | 1,661 | 1,632 | 594 |
| FY2023 | 1,723 | 1,510 | 540 |
| FY2022 | 1,168 | 1,360 | 317 |
| FY2021 | 1,349 | 1,294 | 509 |
| FY2020 | 1,352 | 1,429 | 460 |
| FY2019 | 1,461 | 1,355 | 488 |
| FY2018 | 1,324 | 1,239 | 381 |
| FY2017 | 1,352 | 1,181 | 296 |
| FY2016 | 957 | 967 | 126 |
| FY2015 | 934 | 973 | 135 |
| FY2014 | 1,522 | 1,508 | 174 |
| FY2013 | 1,352 | 1,318 | 60 |
| FY2012 | 1,690 | 1,773 | 26 |
| FY2011 | 1,564 | 1,677 | 109 |
| FY2010 | 1,730 | 1,622 | 222 |
| FY2009 | 1,558 | 1,534 | 114 |
| FY2008 | 1,461 | 1,457 | 90 |
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