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Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Most recent quarterly backlog
1,237
End of FY2026 Q1 (Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025)
Latest annual report
801
End of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
17-year change
+489%
FY2010 → FY2024 (Oct 1, 2009 – Sept 30, 2024)
Annual backlog, FY2010–FY2024
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2009 – Sept 30, 2024). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
FY10: 136
FY12: 141
FY14: 228
FY16: 322
FY18: 551
FY20: 709
FY22: 570
FY24: 801
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
Recent quarterly activity
Last 21 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q1 (Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025).
Backlog
1,237
Received per quarter
249
Processed per quarter
109
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 | 2014-05-07 | 2,575 | 7.1 |
| #2 | 2014-05-07 | 2,575 | 7.1 |
| #3 | 2014-05-07 | 2,575 | 7.1 |
| #4 | 2014-06-10 | 2,552 | 7.0 |
| #5 | 2014-06-16 | 2,548 | 7.0 |
| #6 | 2014-06-16 | 2,548 | 7.0 |
| #7 | 2014-06-16 | 2,548 | 7.0 |
| #8 | 2014-06-16 | 2,548 | 7.0 |
| #9 | 2014-06-23 | 2,543 | 7.0 |
| #10 | 2014-06-27 | 2,539 | 7.0 |
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
15
Equivalent FTE
2.5
Total FTE
17.5
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 504 | 390 | 801 |
| FY2023 | 386 | 269 | 687 |
| FY2022 | 499 | 429 | 570 |
| FY2021 | 441 | 651 | 499 |
| FY2020 | 527 | 406 | 709 |
| FY2019 | 503 | 464 | 588 |
| FY2018 | 498 | 349 | 551 |
| FY2017 | 456 | 376 | 402 |
| FY2016 | 382 | 363 | 322 |
| FY2015 | 395 | 321 | 303 |
| FY2014 | 467 | 394 | 228 |
| FY2013 | 388 | 374 | 155 |
| FY2012 | 343 | 317 | 141 |
| FY2011 | 387 | 405 | 118 |
| FY2010 | 221 | 152 | 136 |
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