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Selective Service System

Most recent quarterly backlog
6
End of FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026)
Latest annual report
0
End of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
17-year change
0%
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.

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

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).

Backlog
6
Received per quarter
17
Processed per quarter
11

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.

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

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.

10213040516277(A)07(B)07(C)07(D)07(E)07(F)08090

FOIA staffing, FY2024 (Oct 1, 2023 – Sept 30, 2024)

Full-time employees
1
Equivalent FTE
0.0
Total FTE
1.0

Annual report history

FYReceivedProcessedPending end
FY202473730
FY202349490
FY202248480
FY202139390
FY202048480
FY201962620
FY201854540
FY201746460
FY201614140
FY2015770
FY201449490
FY201318180
FY201220200
FY201118180
FY201037370
FY200929290
FY200855550
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