At least twenty-one agencies, including one cabinet department, have published their fiscal year 2024 annual FOIA reports online (see below). Agencies were required to submit their annual reports to DOJ’s Office of Information Policy by November 12, 2024, and the final reports must be published online no later than March 1, 2025. FOIA Advisor will summarize the reports of the most active FOIA agencies—e.g., DHS, DOJ, DOD, NARA, etc.— as they become available. Quarterly FY 2024 data can be found on FOIA.gov.
FY 2024 annual FOIA reports
Dep’t of Commerce: 4048 requests received; 3410 processed; 1410 backlogged requests (vs. 1083 FY 23).
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Bd.
U.S. Postal Serv.: 4429 requests received; 4203 processed; 201 backlogged requests (vs. 136 FY 2023).