The Department of Homeland Security, which receives the largest number of FOIA requests in the federal government, has published its annual FOIA report for fiscal year 2017. Here are some top line numbers:
Requests received: 366,036 (12% increase from FY 2016)
Requests processed: 367,546 (18% increase from FY 2016)
Backlogged requests: 44,117 (6% decrease from FY 2016)
Appeals received: 5,386
Appeal processed: 5,346
Backlogged appeals: 172
Litigations costs: $3.37 million
Total costs: $56.66 million