The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has published its annual FOIA report for fiscal year 2024. Below are the significant metrics.
51,800 requests received, up 11.3 percent from 46,530 requests received in FY 2023.
49,271 requests processed, up 4.5 percent from 47,038 requests processed in FY 2023
12,685 requests in backlogged status, a 12.6 percent increase from 11,256 backlogged requests in FY 2023.
730 appeals in backlogged status, up 14 percent from640 backlogged appeals in FY 2023.
$66.1 million in processing costs and $14.1 million for litigation ($80.2 million in total), more than double the $39.7 million in total costs incurred in FY 2023.
$752k fees collected for processing requests.