The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has published its fiscal year 2022 annual FOIA report. Here are the highlights.
38,462 requests received, a 15 percent increase from FY 2021, when 33,158 requests were received.
37,241 requests processed, a 13.5 percent increase from FY 2021, when the agency processed 32,952 requests.
Backlogged requests increased 13.2 percent, from 9,955 in FY 2021 to 11,320 in FY 2022.
Processing and litigation costs were $29 million and $4.5 million, respectively, a 28 percent increase from FY 2021 ($26 million total costs).
Processing fees of $717,119 were collected, or 2,4 percent of total costs, with FDA collecting the highest amount at $447,791.