U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
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 | 2023-09-15 | 503 | 2.0 |
| #2 | 2023-09-22 | 498 | 2.0 |
| #3 | 2023-12-09 | 451 | 1.8 |
| #4 | 2024-01-26 | 415 | 1.7 |
| #5 | 2024-03-23 | 397 | 1.5 |
| #6 | 2024-06-16 | 317 | 1.3 |
| #7 | 2024-09-24 | 249 | 1.0 |
| #8 | 2024-10-04 | 241 | 1.0 |
| #9 | 2024-11-25 | 208 | 0.8 |
| #10 | 2024-11-25 | 208 | 0.8 |
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 | 427 | 412 | 27 |
| FY2024 | 124 | 121 | 12 |
| FY2023 | 80 | 74 | 8 |
| FY2022 | 63 | 64 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 70 | 70 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 79 | 80 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 102 | 109 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 87 | 86 | 9 |
| FY2017 | 99 | 102 | 8 |
| FY2016 | 98 | 97 | 11 |
| FY2015 | 123 | 122 | 10 |
| FY2014 | 155 | 149 | 9 |
| FY2013 | 122 | 119 | 3 |
| FY2012 | 92 | 93 | 0 |
| FY2011 | 105 | 105 | 1 |
| FY2010 | 120 | 119 | 1 |
| FY2009 | 112 | 118 | 0 |
| FY2008 | 83 | 82 | 6 |
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