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.