The Department of Justice belatedly posted its fiscal year 2020 annual report on Tuesday, or perhaps well after business hours on Monday. Of note, DOJ reported that it received nearly 9 percent fewer requests, its request backlog increased 17 percent, and its total FOIA costs topped $100 million for this first time.
Although DHS has not posted its annual report, data available on FOIA.gov indicates that the department reduced its backlog of requests from 53,971 to 31,454, a whopping 42 percent improvement.