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FOIA News: DOJ posts summary of annual reports for FY 2023

Summary of Fiscal Year 2023 Annual FOIA Reports Published

DOJ/OIP, FOIA Post, June 7, 2024

The Office of Information Policy (OIP) has released its Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023.  This summary provides an overview of FOIA activities across the government during the previous fiscal year, looks at key statistics in FOIA administration, and identifies trends in FOIA processing.  Each summary serves as a resource for both agencies and the public to gain an understanding of overall FOIA administration.

As highlighted in this year's summary, the government received 1,199,699 requests during FY 2023 – the highest number of requests ever received and the first time over one million requests were received in a single year. 

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