U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Annual backlog, FY2020–FY2025
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2019 – 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 19 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 | 2018-11-27 | 1,701 | 6.8 |
| #2 | 2019-03-18 | 1,627 | 6.5 |
| #3 | 2019-09-18 | 1,499 | 6.0 |
| #4 | 2019-10-15 | 1,481 | 6.0 |
| #5 | 2019-11-19 | 1,457 | 5.9 |
| #6 | 2020-02-25 | 1,393 | 5.6 |
| #7 | 2020-03-24 | 1,373 | 5.5 |
| #8 | 2020-04-24 | 1,351 | 5.4 |
| #9 | 2020-04-24 | 1,351 | 5.4 |
| #10 | 2020-04-24 | 1,351 | 5.4 |
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 | 56 | 66 | 115 |
| FY2024 | 81 | 45 | 125 |
| FY2023 | 50 | 30 | 89 |
| FY2022 | 40 | 44 | 69 |
| FY2021 | 81 | 61 | 73 |
| FY2020 | 94 | 48 | 52 |
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