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National Indian Gaming Commission
Most recent quarterly backlog
5
End of FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026)
Latest annual report
4
End of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
17-year change
-33%
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.
FY08: 6
FY10: 4
FY12: 29
FY14: 10
FY16: 43
FY18: 12
FY20: 4
FY22: 3
FY24: 4
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
Recent quarterly activity
Last 19 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026).
Backlog
5
Received per quarter
6
Processed per quarter
3
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.
| Rank | Date received | Days pending | Years pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2023-02-10 | 409 | 1.1 |
| #2 | 2023-07-14 | 303 | 0.8 |
| #3 | 2024-01-25 | 172 | 0.5 |
| #4 | 2024-06-05 | 80 | 0.2 |
| #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, 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.
FOIA staffing, FY2024 (Oct 1, 2023 – Sept 30, 2024)
Full-time employees
1
Equivalent FTE
0.0
Total FTE
1.0
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 74 | 83 | 4 |
| FY2023 | 55 | 45 | 13 |
| FY2022 | 48 | 49 | 3 |
| FY2021 | 30 | 30 | 4 |
| FY2020 | 29 | 27 | 4 |
| FY2019 | 37 | 47 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 44 | 52 | 12 |
| FY2017 | 51 | 75 | 20 |
| FY2016 | 50 | 26 | 43 |
| FY2015 | 43 | 34 | 19 |
| FY2014 | 52 | 75 | 10 |
| FY2013 | 50 | 45 | 33 |
| FY2012 | 56 | 42 | 29 |
| FY2011 | 76 | 66 | 14 |
| FY2010 | 70 | 72 | 4 |
| FY2009 | 67 | 67 | 6 |
| FY2008 | 107 | 104 | 6 |
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