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United States Access Board
Most recent quarterly backlog
5
End of FY2026 Q1 (Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025)
Latest annual report
2
End of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
17-year change
+200%
FY2015 → FY2024 (Oct 1, 2014 – Sept 30, 2024)
Annual backlog, FY2015–FY2024
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2014 – Sept 30, 2024). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
FY15: 0
FY17: 0
FY19: 8
FY21: 1
FY23: 1
FY24: 2
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
5
Received per quarter
3
Processed per quarter
2
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 | 2024-09-24 | 4 | 0.0 |
| #2 | 2024-09-24 | 4 | 0.0 |
| #3 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #4 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #5 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #6 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #7 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #8 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #9 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #10 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
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
0
Equivalent FTE
0.5
Total FTE
0.5
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 42 | 41 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 24 | 31 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 34 | 26 | 8 |
| FY2018 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| FY2016 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| FY2015 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
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