Office of Government Ethics
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.
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
Recent quarterly activity
Last 22 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026).
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.
| Rank | Date received | Working days pending | Years pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2024-12-30 | 189 | 0.8 |
| #2 | 2025-01-06 | 185 | 0.7 |
| #3 | 2025-01-07 | 184 | 0.7 |
| #4 | 2025-01-10 | 181 | 0.7 |
| #5 | 2025-01-24 | 172 | 0.7 |
| #6 | 2025-01-29 | 164 | 0.7 |
| #7 | 2025-02-27 | 150 | 0.6 |
| #8 | 2025-03-04 | 146 | 0.6 |
| #9 | 2025-04-29 | 106 | 0.4 |
| #10 | 2025-05-22 | 89 | 0.4 |
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.
FOIA staffing, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 208 | 224 | 22 |
| FY2024 | 165 | 133 | 38 |
| FY2023 | 112 | 113 | 6 |
| FY2022 | 120 | 125 | 7 |
| FY2021 | 88 | 109 | 12 |
| FY2020 | 84 | 83 | 33 |
| FY2019 | 96 | 125 | 32 |
| FY2018 | 126 | 206 | 61 |
| FY2017 | 471 | 329 | 143 |
| FY2016 | 84 | 87 | 1 |
| FY2015 | 70 | 69 | 4 |
| FY2014 | 28 | 30 | 3 |
| FY2013 | 47 | 43 | 5 |
| FY2012 | 48 | 50 | 1 |
| FY2011 | 69 | 72 | 3 |
| FY2010 | 89 | 87 | 6 |
| FY2009 | 74 | 73 | 4 |
| FY2008 | 44 | 42 | 3 |
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