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National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
Most recent quarterly backlog
—
Not in quarterly reporting
Latest annual report
2
End of FY2020 (Sept 30, 2020)
1-year change
0%
FY2020 → FY2020 (Oct 1, 2019 – Sept 30, 2020)
Annual backlog, FY2020–FY2020
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2019 – Sept 30, 2020). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
FY20: 2
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
10 oldest pending requests, end of FY2020 (Sept 30, 2020)
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 | 2019-09-11 | 265 | 1.1 |
| #2 | 2020-08-03 | 41 | 0.2 |
| #3 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #4 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #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, FY2020 (Oct 1, 2019 – Sept 30, 2020)
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, FY2020 (Oct 1, 2019 – Sept 30, 2020)
Full-time employees
2
Equivalent FTE
1.0
Total FTE
3.0
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
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