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United States International Boundary and Water Commission
Most recent quarterly backlog
15
End of FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026)
Latest annual report
110
End of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
17-year change
+11000%
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.
FY08: 0
FY10: 1
FY12: 3
FY14: 3
FY16: 3
FY18: 10
FY20: 28
FY22: 37
FY24: 110
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
Recent quarterly activity
Last 17 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026).
Backlog
15
Received per quarter
13
Processed per quarter
5
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 | 2019-09-27 | 1,444 | 4.0 |
| #2 | 2019-02-20 | 1,392 | 3.8 |
| #3 | 2019-02-19 | 1,391 | 3.8 |
| #4 | 2019-03-21 | 1,384 | 3.8 |
| #5 | 2019-05-31 | 1,337 | 3.7 |
| #6 | 2019-11-20 | 1,242 | 3.4 |
| #7 | 2019-11-20 | 1,242 | 3.4 |
| #8 | 2019-11-20 | 1,242 | 3.4 |
| #9 | 2019-12-02 | 1,235 | 3.4 |
| #10 | 2019-12-12 | 1,229 | 3.4 |
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
0.8
Total FTE
0.8
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 79 | 25 | 110 |
| FY2023 | 51 | 26 | 56 |
| FY2022 | 30 | 31 | 37 |
| FY2021 | 30 | 18 | 39 |
| FY2020 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
| FY2019 | 61 | 54 | 17 |
| FY2018 | 50 | 42 | 10 |
| FY2017 | 53 | 52 | 4 |
| FY2016 | 34 | 32 | 3 |
| FY2015 | 27 | 28 | 2 |
| FY2014 | 34 | 33 | 3 |
| FY2013 | 18 | 19 | 2 |
| FY2012 | 15 | 14 | 3 |
| FY2011 | 24 | 23 | 2 |
| FY2010 | 27 | 29 | 1 |
| FY2009 | 27 | 24 | 3 |
| FY2008 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
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