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Institute of Museum and Library Services

Most recent quarterly backlog
0
End of FY2026 Q1 (Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025)
Latest annual report
0
End of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
17-year change
-100%
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.

ObamaTrumpBiden
FY08: 3
FY10: 3
FY12: 1
FY14: 2
FY16: 3
FY18: 15
FY20: 2
FY22: 0
FY24: 0

Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.

Recent quarterly activity

Last 19 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q1 (Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025).

Backlog
0
Received per quarter
8
Processed per quarter
8

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.

RankDate receivedDays pendingYears pending
#1—00.0
#2—00.0
#3—00.0
#4—00.0
#5—00.0
#6—00.0
#7—00.0
#8—00.0
#9—00.0
#10—00.0

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.

10203040506147(A)07(B)07(C)07(D)07(E)07(F)08090

FOIA staffing, FY2024 (Oct 1, 2023 – Sept 30, 2024)

Full-time employees
0
Equivalent FTE
0.8
Total FTE
0.8

Annual report history

FYReceivedProcessedPending end
FY20241761760
FY202341410
FY202230310
FY202140411
FY202039422
FY201944536
FY2018332615
FY201740367
FY201640403
FY201534333
FY201451512
FY201342412
FY201229351
FY201140367
FY201049513
FY200941395
FY200843443
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