Data through Mar 31, 2026 · updated Jul 16, 2026
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National Mediation Board

Most recent quarterly backlog
Not in quarterly reporting
Latest annual report
0
End of FY2025 (Sept 30, 2025)
18-year change
0%
FY2008 → FY2025 (Oct 1, 2007 – Sept 30, 2025)

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.

ObamaTrumpBiden
FY08: 0
FY10: 1
FY12: 1
FY14: 0
FY16: 0
FY18: 0
FY20: 0
FY22: 1
FY24: 1
FY25: 0

Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.

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.

RankDate receivedWorking days pendingYears pending
#100.0
#200.0
#300.0
#400.0
#500.0
#600.0
#700.0
#800.0
#900.0
#1000.0

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.

102030412516677(A)07(B)07(C)07(D)07(E)07(F)08090

FOIA staffing, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)

Full-time employees
0
Equivalent FTE
1.0
Total FTE
1.0

Annual report history

FYReceivedProcessedPending end
FY202576770
FY202466681
FY202331293
FY202220191
FY202120191
FY202017170
FY201911110
FY201817170
FY201720200
FY201625260
FY201536351
FY201438380
FY201331320
FY201225291
FY201129255
FY201028271
FY200922220
FY200816160
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