The Department of Defense has published its annual FOIA report for fiscal year 2024. Below is a summary of the key statistics:
61,858 requests received, a 2.9 percent increase from FY 2023 (60,109).
57,662 requests processed, a 3.4 percent increase from FY 2023 (55,731).
21,436 backlogged requests, a 7.8 percent increase from the end of FY 2023 (19,882).
1105 appeals received, only three fewer than it received in FY 2023 (1108).
1105 appeals processed, a 12.8 percent decrease from FY 2023 (1247)
607 backlogged appeals, down 17.5 percent from the end of FY 2023 (736)
Average responses time for processed perfected requests was 30.3 days for simple requests and 199.7 days for complex requests.
$104.9 million in total processing and litigation-related costs, a 16.5 percent increase from the $90 million in total costs incurred in FY 2023.