The Central Intelligence Agency recently posted its annual FOIA report for fiscal year 2024. Here’s a rundown of the main stats:
4087 requests received, a 68 percent increase from FY 2023 (2426 requests).
2603 requests processed, a 66 percent increase from FY 2023 (1567 requests)
Backlogged requests increased 71 percent from 2844 at the end of FY 2023 to 4879 in FY 2024.
The median and average response times for administrative appeals were 688 days and 838 days, respectively. up more than 40 percent from 472 median days and 586 average days in FY 2023
The agency denied 105 of 106 requests for expedited processing; it denied 86 of 89 such requests in FY 2023.
The agency employed 50.73 full-time FOIA staff, incurred nearly $4.7 million in processing costs, and collected zero dollars in fees; in FY 2023, it employed 64.42 fill-time FOIA staff, incurred $5.3 million in processing costs, and collected $40 in fees.