foia requests

April 2022

Shocking FOIA request delays

Freedom of information, the right to know

Data of completed from over 13,000 FOIA requests made to US Agencies across the country, show that some agencies are taking as long as 9 years to complete legal requests submitted to those agencies. Analysis of requests submitted between 2018 to 2022 shows that out of some 39,100 over the period Data of completed from over 13,000 FOIA requests made to US Agencies across the country, show that some agencies are taking as long as 9 years to complete legal requests submitted to those agencies.
Analysis of requests submitted between 2018 to 2022 shows that out of some 39,100 over the period show 13,000 were completed, but not all completions were in good time, with some taking as long at 9 years.Dallas Public Information Office, tops a list of 50 agencies which took the longest time to process a request titled the Dallas Love Field “Checkpoint of the Future” Project. The request was made on April 2nd 2013 and the request was only completed in January 12, 2022 after over 8 years 7 months.

Agency

Processing Time

State

3207 Days

U.S. Department of Education

West Warwick

3112

Air Force

New York

2910

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Cambridge, MA

2843

West Warwick Public Schools

Tennessee

2751

Executive Office for United States Attorneys

2728

Department of DefenseGeneral

Dallas, TX

2719

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)

2689

United States Air Force Academy

2633

Cambridge City Clerk

2614

United States Customs and Border Protection

2611

Central Intelligence Agency

2573

Department of Corrections

USA

2568

Department of Justice

2556

Dallas Public Information Office

2491

2474

Federal Bureau of Investigation

2465

2399

Department of Health and Human Services

2383

Agency

Processing Time

Area

3207 Days

U.S. Department of Education

3112

Air Force

West Warwick

2910

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco

New York

2843

West Warwick Public Schools

Cambridge

2751

Exctv Office for US Attorneys

Tennessee

2728

Department of DefenseGeneral

2719

Metropolitan Transportation Auth

Dallas, TX

2689

United States Air Force Academy

2633

Cambridge City Clerk

2614

US Customs and Border Protection

2611

Central Intelligence Agency

2573

Department of Corrections

USA

2568

Department of Justice

2556

Dallas Public Information Office

2491

2474

Federal Bureau of Investigation

2465

2399

Dept. of Health & Human Services

2383

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) law passed in 1967 grants members of the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency. These agencies are required by law to disclose or grant any information requested under the FOIA “unless it falls under of nine exemptions which protect privacy, national security and law enforcement” show 13,000 were completed, but not all completions were in good time, with some taking as long at 9 years.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) law passed in 1967 grants members of the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency. These agencies are required by law to disclose or grant any information requested under the FOIA “unless it falls under of nine exemptions which protect privacy, national security and law enforcement”