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National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service
Most recent quarterly backlog
—
Not in quarterly reporting
Latest annual report
5
End of FY2019 (Sept 30, 2019)
2-year change
+150%
FY2018 → FY2019 (Oct 1, 2017 – Sept 30, 2019)
Annual backlog, FY2018–FY2019
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2017 – Sept 30, 2019). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
FY18: 2
FY19: 5
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
10 oldest pending requests, end of FY2019 (Sept 30, 2019)
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 | 2018-05-03 | 354 | 1.4 |
| #2 | 2018-09-12 | 263 | 1.0 |
| #3 | 2018-10-01 | 250 | 1.0 |
| #4 | 2018-10-11 | 243 | 1.0 |
| #5 | 2018-12-17 | 199 | 0.8 |
| #6 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #7 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #8 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #9 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #10 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
Exemption invocations, FY2019 (Oct 1, 2018 – Sept 30, 2019)
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, FY2019 (Oct 1, 2018 – Sept 30, 2019)
Full-time employees
0
Equivalent FTE
0.5
Total FTE
0.5
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 37 | 34 | 5 |
| FY2018 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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