DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

ANNUAL REPORT

FOR

FISCAL YEAR 2009

DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION 

AND MANAGEMENT
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

REPORT FOR

FISCAL YEAR 2009

Report Period: October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Department of Defense Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) program reports 68,133

requests for records processed under the FOIA. Requests were granted in full in 26,330 cases, 

partially denied in 16,273 cases, and denied in full 2,107 on the basis of FOIA exemptions. The 

privacy exemptions, Exemptions 6 and 7(C), were the most common exemptions, combining for 

approximately 51.5% of all exemptions used. The number of pending FOIA requests for the 

Department of Defense at the end of fiscal year 2009 is 13,944, a reduction of 699 requests from

fiscal year 2008. The number of backlogged requests (those still open past the statutory response 

time) for fiscal year 2009 is 11,505, a reduction of 66 requests from the previous fiscal year.

The total cost of processing FOIA requests for the Department of Defense, to include 

litigation costs, increased in fiscal year 2009 over 25% to $88,725,299.00. The average cost of 

processing a FOIA request in the Department of defense also increased during this period to

approximately $1,302.00. 

Two new DoD Components were added to this year’s report, the U.S. Africa Command 

(AFRICOM) and the National Guard Bureau (NGB). AFRICOM became operational at the 

beginning of the reporting period. Due to the nature of its mission, the NGB has operated a dualservice FOIA program for many years; if a FOIA request concerned an Army National Guard 

issue, its data was included in the Army input into the report. The same was true for the requests 

concerning Air National Guard issues. However, because it was recently determined that the 

NGB was also receiving FOIA requests for “joint” headquarters issues that could not be 

characterized as either Army or Air National Guard, a processing queue and a tracking system 

were developed for these types of requests. The NGB data contained within this report concerns 

only these joint NGB requests, the remainder of the requests are included in either the Army or 

the Air Force data.
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Table of Contents

Section Page

I. Basic Information Regarding Report 1

II. Making a FOIA Request 1

III. Acronyms, Definitions, and Exemptions 3

IV. Exemption 3 Statutes 7

V. FOIA Requests 12

VI. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests 20

VII. FOIA Requests: Response Time for Processed and Pending Requests 34

VIII. Requests for Expedited Processing and Requests for Fee Waivers

IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

XI. FOIA Regulations

XII. Backlogs, Consultations, and Comparisons

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I. Basic Information Regarding Report

1. Title, address, and telephone number of person to be contacted with questions about the 

report:

Write to: Chief, Defense Freedom of Information Policy Office

1155 Defense Pentagon

Washington, DC 20301-1155

Telephone: (703) 696-4689

Toll-free number: (866) 574-4970

Fax number: (703) 696-4506

Point of Contact: Mr. Jim Hogan

 Chief, Defense Freedom of Information Policy Office

2. The electronic address (Universal Resource Locator) for this report is:

http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/dfoipo/foia_reports.html

3. You may obtain a paper copy of this DoD Annual FOIA Report for fiscal year 2009 by 

telephoning, faxing, or writing to the Defense Freedom of Information Policy Office. A 

FOIA request is not necessary. Please include a return mailing address.

II. Making a FOIA Request

1. The DoD Freedom of Information Act Handbook provides general information about the 

FOIA Program within DoD and provides basic information about how to submit a FOIA 

request. This document also contains DoD component addresses, a brief description of 

expected response times, and the reason why some requests are not granted. The DoD 

Freedom of Information Act Handbook can be found at:

http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/dfoipo/docs/FOIAhandbook.pdf

To make a FOIA request on the world wide web use the following:

http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/submit_foiareq.html

Using this web page, you can navigate to the FOIA Requester Service Centers for the Armed 

Services, Combatant Commands, or Defense Department Agencies.

2. Reasons why some requests are not granted and general categories of agency records.

a. This is a summary of the most frequent reasons for a FOIA request to not be granted:

i. The request is transferred to another DoD component, or to another 

Federal Agency.
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ii. The request is withdrawn by the requester.

iii. The requester is unwilling to pay fees associated with a request; the 

requester is past due in the payment of fees from a previous FOIA request; 

or the requester disagrees with the fee estimate. 

iv. A record has not been described with sufficient detail to enable the DoD 

component to locate it with a reasonable amount of effort. 

v. The information requested is not a record within the meaning of the FOIA.

vi. The request is a duplicate request (e.g., a requester asks for the same 

information more than once). This includes identical requests received via 

different means (e.g., electronic mail, facsimile, mail, courier) at the same 

or different times from the same requester. 

vii. The record is denied in whole or in part in accordance with one or more 

exemptions as set forth in the FOIA.

b. The FOIA exemptions used by the DoD components apply to a number of different 

categories of records. Some of these categories are:

i. Acquisition and Contracting,

ii. Personnel,

iii. Intelligence,

iv. Policy development,

v. Military/Operational,

vi. Law Enforcement,

vii. Inspector General.
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III. Acronyms, Definitions, and Exemptions

1. Acronyms and terms:

a. Department of Defense acronyms or terms:

AF Department of the Air Force

AFRICOM U.S. Africa Command

ASBCA Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals

ARMY Department of the Army

CENTCOM U.S. Central Command

DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency

DCMA Defense Contract Management Agency

DeCA Defense Commissary Agency

DFAS Defense Finance and Accounting Service

DIA Defense Intelligence Agency

DISA Defense Information Systems Agency

DLA

DoD

Defense Logistics Agency

Department of Defense

DoDEA Department of Defense Education Activity

DoD IG Department of Defense Inspector General

DSS Defense Security Service

DTIC Defense Technical Information Center

DTRA Defense Threat Reduction Agency

EUCOM U.S. European Command

JFCOM U.S. Joint Forces Command

NAVY Department of the Navy

NGA National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

NGB National Guard Bureau

NORTHCOM U.S. Northern Command

NRO National Reconnaissance Office

NSA National Security Agency

OSD/JS 

PA

Office of the Secretary of Defense/Joint Staff

Privacy Act

PACOM U.S. Pacific Command

SOCOM U.S. Special Operations Command

SOUTHCOM U.S Southern Command

STRATCOM U.S. Strategic Command

TRANSCOM U.S. Transportation Command

TRICARE TRICARE Management Activity

b. Other agency acronyms: N/A
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2. Definitions of terms.

a. Administrative Appeal: A request to an agency asking that it review at a higher 

administrative level a full or partial denial of access to records under the FOIA, or any 

other adverse FOIA determination.

b. Average number: The number obtained by dividing the sum of a group of numbers by 

the quantity of numbers in the group. For example: the average of 3, 7, and 14 is 8.

c. Backlog: The number of requests or administrative appeals that are pending at an agency 

at the end of the fiscal year that are beyond the statutory time period for a response.

d. Component: DoD processes requests on a decentralized basis; a “component” is an 

entity, also sometimes referred to as an Office, Combatant Command, or Defense 

Agency, within DoD that processes FOIA requests. 

e. Consultation: The procedure whereby an agency responding to a FOIA request first 

forwards a record to another agency for its review because that other agency has an 

interest in the document. Once the agency in receipt of the consultation finishes its 

review of the record, it responds back to the agency that forwarded it. That agency, in 

turn, will then respond to the FOIA requester. The DoD tracked consultations as FOIA 

requests until July 1, 2008. Due to DOJ guidance, they are now tracked and reported 

separately.

f. Exemption 3 Statute: A separate federal statute prohibiting the disclosure of a certain 

type of information and authorizing it being withheld under FOIA, 5 USC 552(b)(3).

g. FOIA Request: A FOIA request is generally a request to an agency for access to records 

concerning another person (i.e. a “third-party” request), or concerning an organization, or 

a particular topic of interest. FOIA requests also include requests made by requesters 

seeking records concerning themselves (i.e., “first-party” requests) when those requesters 

are not subject to the Privacy Act, such as non-U.S. citizens. Moreover, because all firstparty requesters should be afforded the benefit of both the access provisions of the FOIA 

as well as those of the Privacy Act, FOIA requests also include any first-party requests 

where an agency determines that it must search beyond its Privacy Act “systems of 

records” or where a Privacy Act exemption applies, and the agency looks to FOIA to 

afford the greatest possible access. All requests which require the agency to utilize the 

FOIA in responding to the requester are included in this report.

h. Full Grant: An agency decision to disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA 

request.

i. Full Denial: An agency decision not to release any part of a record or records in 

response to a FOIA request because all the information in the requested record or records 

is determined by the agency to be exempt under one or more of the FOIA exemptions, or 
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for some procedural reason such as no record is located in response to a FOIA request.

j. Median number: The middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the 

median number is 7.

k. Multi-track processing: A system in which simple requests requiring relatively minimal 

review are placed in one processing track and more voluminous and complex requests are 

placed in one or more other tracks. Requests in each track are processed on a first-in/first 

out basis. A requester who has a compelling need for records may request expedited 

processing (see below).

i. Expedited Processing – an agency will process a FOIA request on an 

expedited basis when a requester satisfies the requirements for expedited 

processing as set forth in the statute and in agency regulations.

ii. Simple Request – a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track 

processing places in its fastest (non-expedited) track based on the low 

volume and/or simplicity of the records requested.

iii. Complex Request – a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track 

processing places in a slower track based on the high volume and/or 

complexity of the records requested.

l. Partial Grant/Partial Denial: An agency decision to disclose a record only in part in 

response to a FOIA request, deleting information determined to be exempt under one or 

more exemptions under the FOIA; or a decision to disclose some records in their entirety, 

but to withhold others in whole or in part.

m. Pending Request or Pending Administrative Appeal: A request or administrative 

appeal for which an agency has not taken final action in all respects.

n. Perfected Request: A request for records which reasonably describes such records and 

is made in accordance with published rules stating the time, place, fees (if any) and 

procedures to be followed.

o. Processed Request or Processed Administrative Appeal: A request or administrative 

appeal for which an agency has taken final action in all respects.

p. Range in Number of Days: The minimum and maximum number of days to process 

requests or administrative appeals.

q. Time limits: The time period in the FOIA for an agency to respond to a FOIA request 

(ordinarily 20 working days from proper receipt of a "perfected" FOIA request).

3. Short definitions of the nine FOIA exemptions:

a. Exemption 1: classified national defense and foreign relations information
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b. Exemption 2: internal agency rules and practices

c. Exemption 3: information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law

d. Exemption 4: trade secrets and other confidential business information

e. Exemption 5: inter-agency or intra-agency communications that are protected by legal 

privileges

f. Exemption 6: information involving matters of personal privacy

g. Exemption 7: records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, to the 

extent that the production of those records (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere 

with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of the right to a fair trial or an 

impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of 

a confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement 

investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement 

investigations or prosecutions, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or 

physical safety of any individual

h. Exemption 8: information relating to the supervision of financial institutions

i. Exemption 9: geological information on wells
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IV. Exemption 3 Statutes

Table 1

Exemption 3 Statutes Relied upon to Withhold Information

Statute Type of Information 

Withheld

Case 

Citation

Number of Times Relied 

upon per Component

Total Number

of Times 

Relied upon by 

Agency

1 5 USC §574(j) Dispute Resolution 

Communications 

between a Neutral 

and a Party to the 

Dispute

No AF 21 27

ARMY 3

NAVY 1

OSD/JS 2

2 5 USC 

§7114(b)(4)

Information about 

Labor Union 

Representation Rights 

and Duties Related to 

Collective Bargaining

Yes1 AF 3 14

ARMY 11

3 10 USC §128 Unclassified Special 

Nuclear Weapons 

Information

No AF 1 13

DTRA 1

OSD/JS 11

4 10 USC §130 Unclassified 

Technical Data with 

Military or Space 

Application

Yes2 AF 12 82

DTRA 1

NAVY 61

NSA 7

OSD/JS 1

5 10 USC §130b Personally 

Identifying 

Information of 

Personnel in 

Overseas, Sensitive 

or Routinely 

Deployable Units

Yes3 AF 88 683

ARMY 103

CENTCOM 25

DCMA 1

DoDEA 7

EUCOM 1

NAVY 329

OSD/JS 22

PACOM 1

SOCOM 15

SOUTHCOM 89

STRATCOM 2

 

1 Dubin v. Dep’t of Treasury, 555 F. Supp. 408, 412 (N.D.Ga. 1981).

2 Chenkin v. Department of the Army, No. 93-494, 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20907, at *8 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 14, 1994),

aff’d, 61 F.3d 894 (3d Cir. 1995) (unpublished table decision); Colonial Trading Corp. v. Department of the Navy, 

735 F. Supp. 429, 431 (D.D.C. 1990).

3Hiken v. Dep’t of Defense, 521 F. Supp. 2d 1047, 1062(N.D. Cal. 2007).
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Exemption 3 Statutes Relied upon to Withhold Information

Statute Type of Information 

Withheld

Case 

Citation

Number of Times Relied 

upon per Component

Total Number

of Times 

Relied upon by 

Agency

6 10 USC §130c Certain Sensitive 

Information of 

Foreign Governments 

and International 

Organizations

Yes4 AF 5 17

NAVY 1

OSD/JS 10

PACOM 1

7 10 USC §424 Organizational and 

Personnel 

Information for DIA, 

NRO, and NGA

Yes5 AF 2 243

DIA 131

NGA 8

NRO 73

OSD/JS 8

PACOM 21

8 10 USC §455 Maps, Charts, and 

Geodetic Data 

No ARMY 1 4

NGA 1

NAVY 2

9 10 USC §457 Operational files of 

former National 

Photographic 

Interpretation Agency

No NGA 1 1

10 10 USC 

§613a(a)

Proceedings of 

Promotion Selection 

Boards

No AF 1 2

ARMY 1

11 10 USC §1102 Medical Quality 

Assurance Records

Yes6 AF 9 36

ARMY 23

NAVY 4

12 10 USC 

§1506(d) 

and(f)

Debriefing of a 

Missing Person 

Returned to U.S. 

Control. 

No JFCOM 1 5

OSD/JS 2

PACOM 1

SOCOM 1

 

4 Nat’l Inst. Of Military Justice v. DoD 404 F. Supp 2d 325, 335-337 (D.D.C. 2005), ACLU v. Dep’t of Defense, 

389 F. Supp. 2d 547, 554 (S.D.N.Y. 2005).

5 Miller v. DoJ, 562 D. Supp. 2d 82, 112 (D.D.C. 2008).

6 Goodrich v. Dept of Air Force, 404 F. Supp. 2d 48, 50-51 (D.D.C. 2005).
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Exemption 3 Statutes Relied upon to Withhold Information

Statute Type of Information 

Withheld

Case 

Citation

Number of Times Relied 

upon per Component

Total Number

of Times 

Relied upon by 

Agency

13 10 USC 

§2305(g)

DoD Contractor 

Proposals

Yes7 AF 45 242

ARMY 107

DIA 2

DISA 1

DLA 38

DoDEA 1

DTRA 2

NAVY 19

NSA 4

OSD/JS 2

SOCOM 3

TRANSCOM 15

TRICARE 3

14 10 USC 

§2371(i)

Research Projects: 

Transactions Other 

Than Contracts and 

Grants

No ARMY 1 1

15 10 USC 

§2485(h)

Food donation 

program

No DeCA 1 1

16 10 USC 

§2640(h)

Charter air 

transportation for 

members of armed 

forces

No ARMY 1 1

17 12 USC §3403 Confidentiality of 

Financial Records

No AF 2 3

ARMY 1

18 16 USC §470 

w-3

National Historic 

Preservation 

Information

Yes8 AF 1 43

ARMY 42

19 18 USC 

§798(a)

Communications 

Intelligence

Yes9 AF 1 420

DIA 1

NSA 418

20 18 USC §1917 Civil service exams No ARMY 1 1

 

7 Chesterfield Assocs. Inc. v U.S. Coast Guard, No. 08-CV-4674, 2009 WL 1406994 at *1-2 (E.D.N.Y May 19, 

2009).

8 Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C. 2003)

9 Larson v. Dept of State, 556 F 3d 857, 868-869 (D.C.C. 2009)
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Exemption 3 Statutes Relied upon to Withhold Information

Statute Type of Information 

Withheld

Case 

Citation

Number of Times Relied 

upon per Component

Total Number

of Times 

Relied upon by 

Agency

21 22 USC 

§2778(e) Sec 

38(e) of the 

Arms Export 

Control Act

Information Subject 

to Arms Exports 

Controls

Yes10 AF 3 7

DTRA 1

NAVY 1

OSD/JS 2

22 26 USC §6103 Confidentiality and 

Disclosure of Returns 

and Return 

Information

Yes11 AF 1 1

23 28 USC 

§652(d)

Judiciary procedures No AF 1 1

24 41 USC 

§253b(1)(m)

Certain contractor 

proposals not yet in a 

contract

Yes12 AF 2 9

ARMY 5

NAVY 2

25 41 USC §423 Contract source 

selection 

Yes13 SOCOM 1 1

26 42 USC 

262a(h)

Customs and duties N ARMY 5 5

27 42 USC 

§2162(a)

(Restricted 

Data)

42 USC 

§2168(a)(1)(C)

(Formerly 

Restricted 

Data)

Information 

Regarding Atomic 

Energy: Restricted 

and Formerly 

Restricted Data (A.E. 

Act of 1954) (specific 

applicable sections 

must be invoked)

Yes14 AF 2 78

DTRA 10

OSD/JS 65

PACOM 1

28 50 USC §402 

Note Sec 6, 

P.L. 86-36

NSA Functions and 

Information

Yes15 DIA 1 617

NSA 616

 

10 Council for a Livable World v. U.S. Dept. of State, No 96-1807, slip op. at 11 (D.D.C. Jan. 21, 1998).

11 Church of Scientology v. IRS, 484 U.S. 9, 15 (1987)(26 U.S.C. §6103)

12 Hornbostel v. U.S. Dept. of Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C. 203)

13 Legal & Safety Employer Research, Inc v. U.S. Dept of Army. No. Civ. S001748, 2001 WL 34098652 at *3-4 

(E.D. Cal)(dictum).

14 Meeropol v. Smith, No. 75-1121, slip. At 53-55 (D.D.C. Feb. 29 1984).

15 Larsons.v. Dept of State, 565 F. 3d 857, 868-869 (D.C.Cir. 2009); Founding Church of Scientology v. NSA, 610 

F.2d 824, 828 (D.C. Cir. 1979).
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Exemption 3 Statutes Relied upon to Withhold Information

Statute Type of Information 

Withheld

Case 

Citation

Number of Times Relied 

upon per Component

Total Number

of Times 

Relied upon by 

Agency

29 50 USCA 

§403(g)

Intelligence Sources 

and Methods

Yes16 AF 1 24

DIA 3

NSA 1

OSD/JS 19

30 50 USC 403-

3(c)(7)

Duties of CIA in 

relation to DoD

No OSD/JS 3 3

31 50 USC §403-

1(i)

Intelligence Sources 

and Methods

Yes17 AF 3 445

ARMY 1

NAVY 1

NRO 21

NSA 419

32 50 USC §421 Identities of US 

Undercover 

Intelligence Officers, 

Agents, Informants 

and Sources

No

OSD/JS 1

5

TRANSCOM 4

33 50 USC §432a NRO Operational 

Files Exemption

No NRO 1 1

34 50 USC §435 

Note Sec 

1082, P.L. 

102-190

Information 

Concerning US 

Personnel Classified 

as POW/MIA During 

the Vietnam and 

Korean Conflicts 

(“McCain Bill”)

No OSD/JS 5 5

35 P.L. 95-452, 

IG Act

Certain records 

developed during IG 

inspections

No DoDIG 2 4

NAVY 2

 

16 Larsons v. Dept of State, 565 F. 3d 857, 865 (D.C.Cir. 2009); Berman v. CIA, 501 F.3d 1136, 1137-38, 1140 (9th

Cir., 2007).

17 CIA v. Sims, 471 U.S. 159, 167 (1985); see also Minier v. CIA, 88 F.3d 796, 801 (9th Cir. 1996) (finding that 

agency properly refused to confirm or deny existence of records concerning deceased person’s alleged employment 

relationship with CIA); Maynard v. CIA, 986 F.2d 547, 554 (1st Cir. 1993) (stating that under §403(d)(3) it is 

responsibility of Director of CIA to determine whether sources or methods should be disclosed); Hunt v. CIA, 981 

F.2d 1116, 1118 (9th Cir. 1992) (upholding agency’s “Glomar” response to request on foreign national, because 

acknowledgement of any records would reveal sources and methods); Blazy v. Tenet, 979 F. Supp. 10, 23-24 

(D.D.C. 1997) (protecting intelligence sources and methods located in requester’s personnel file), summary 

affirmance granted, No. 97-5330 (D.C. Cir. May 12, 1998); Andrade v. CIA, No. 95-1215, 1997 WL 527347, at 

**3-5 (D.D.C. Aug. 18, 1997) (holding intelligence methods used in assessing employee fitness protectable).
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V. FOIA Requests

Table 2

A. Received, Processed and Pending FOIA Requests

Component

Number of 

Requests 

Pending as of 

Start of Fiscal 

Year18

Number of 

Requests 

Received in 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Requests 

Processed in 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Requests 

Pending as of 

End of Fiscal 

Year

AF* 1121 7956 7868 1209

AFRICOM 0 25 22 3

ASBCA 0 15 15 0

ARMY* 4783 32224 32570 4437

CENTCOM* 186 171 140 217

DCAA 3 90 83 10

DCMA 38 255 275 18

DeCA 0 126 118 8

DFAS 11 256 246 21

DIA* 2668 688 727 2629

DISA* 243 324 317 250

DLA 109 5866 5873 102

DoDEA 6 67 67 6

DoDIG 52 313 333 32

DSS* 0 62 61 1

DTIC 5 172 161 16

DTRA 18 229 221 26

EUCOM 53 41 35 59

JFCOM* 44 36 13 67

NAVY* 1924 14476 14528 1872

NGA 256 154 119 291

NGB 0 21 18 3

NORTHCOM* 1 35 30 6

NRO 49 269 227 91

NSA 333 987 963 357

 

18 * Column one should be the same number as the number of pending FOIA requests reported by each component 

at the end of FY08. The differences in numbers for AF, ARMY, CENTCOM, DIA, DISA, DSS, JFCOM, NAVY, 

NORTHCOM, OSD/JS, PACOM, SOCOM, and STRATCOM are due to better accounting methods and reclassifying some cases as consultations which caused some minor discrepancy in starting numbers.
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A. Received, Processed and Pending FOIA Requests

Component

Number of 

Requests 

Pending as of 

Start of Fiscal 

Year18

Number of 

Requests 

Received in 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Requests 

Processed in 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Requests 

Pending as of 

End of Fiscal 

Year

OSD/JS* 2293 1969 2424 1838

PACOM* 55 92 109 38

SOCOM* 227 139 186 180

SOUTHCOM 97 136 152 81

STRATCOM* 3 44 40 7

TRANSCOM 54 112 108 58

TRICARE 11 84 84 11

Agency Overall 14,643 67,434 68,133 13,944
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Table 3

B (1). Disposition of FOIA Requests – All Processed Requests.

Component

Number of Grant in 

Full

Number of Partial 

Grants / Partial 

Denials

Number of Full 

Denials based on 

Exemption

No Records

All Records 

referred to another 

Component or 

Agency 

Request Withdrawn

Fee Related 

Reasons

Records not 

Reasonably 

Described

Improper FOIA 

Request for Other 

Reason

Not Agency Record

Duplicate Request

Other Explained 

below

Total

AF 2502 1389 215 945 1026 606 176 114 177 140 209 369 7868

AFRICOM 1 0 0 6 5 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 22

ASBCA 8 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15

ARMY 12356 9199 761 2803 3619 899 337 425 970 350 539 312 32570

CENTCOM 15 42 3 17 31 3 0 1 2 4 7 15 140

DCAA 18 8 5 21 6 0 2 3 0 19 1 0 83

DCMA 50 37 3 44 2 67 14 4 12 9 1 32 275

DeCA 66 22 1 8 0 12 0 0 0 9 0 0 118

DFAS 116 71 8 14 21 7 1 3 5 0 0 0 246

DIA 16 147 10 399 28 42 0 0 0 29 12 44 727

DISA 85 49 8 58 53 24 25 3 3 2 5 2 317

DLA 5224 245 6 46 99 91 60 23 19 9 37 14 5873

DoDEA 9 26 2 13 1 6 7 1 1 1 0 0 67

DoDIG 24 129 116 11 20 10 1 5 14 2 1 0 333

DSS 43 6 3 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 61

DTIC 45 3 0 23 78 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 161

DTRA 24 79 2 45 15 22 12 0 5 3 6 8 221

EUCOM 3 3 4 9 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 35
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B (1). Disposition of FOIA Requests – All Processed Requests.

Component

Number of Grant in 

Full

Number of Partial 

Grants / Partial 

Denials

Number of Full 

Denials based on 

Exemption

No Records

All Records 

referred to another 

Component or 

Agency 

Request Withdrawn

Fee Related 

Reasons

Records not 

Reasonably 

Described

Improper FOIA 

Request for Other 

Reason

Not Agency Record

Duplicate Request

Other Explained 

below

Total

JFCOM 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13

NAVY 5177 3713 389 904 1728 550 263 248 605 356 234 361 14528

NGA 10 14 12 7 1 45 1 19 0 1 9 0 119

NGB 1 3 0 8 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 18

NORTHCOM 3 4 3 3 5 1 0 0 5 5 0 1 30

NRO 34 78 8 50 0 3 3 9 22 14 5 1 227

NSA 39 237 406 74 2 32 28 11 38 13 38 45 963

OSD/JS 381 526 89 244 169 171 34 86 108 104 140 372 2424

PACOM 13 34 6 7 43 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 109

SOCOM 26 25 4 15 31 35 2 0 1 1 4 42 186

SOUTHCOM 2 83 23 37 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 152

STRATCOM 6 7 8 12 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 40

TRANSCOM 16 65 0 4 2 4 0 0 0 10 0 7 108

TRICARE 17 24 8 20 7 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 84

Agency Overall 26,330 16,273 2,107 5,854 7,018 2,643 969 964 2,001 1,083 1,250 1,641 68,133
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Table 4

B (2). Disposition of FOIA Requests – “Other Reasons”

Component Description of “Other” Reasons for Denial from 

B(1)

Number 

of Times 

Relied on

Total

AF Administratively Closed 282 369

Litigation 4

Misdirected Request 42

Publicly Available 26

Unable to contact requester 15

AFRICOM Publicly Available 2 2

ASBCA N/A 0 0

ARMY

Administratively Closed 82 312

Misdirected Request 188

Publicly Available 42

CENTCOM Administratively Closed 13 15

Litigation 1

Misdirected Request 1

DCAA N/A 0 0

DCMA Misdirected Request 32 32

DeCA N/A 0 0

DFAS N/A 0 0

DIA Administratively Closed 44 44

DISA Administratively Closed 1 2

Litigation 1

DLA Administratively Closed 6 14

Misdirected Request 8

DoDEA N/A 0 0

DoDIG N/A 0 0

DSS N/A 0 0

DTIC Administratively Closed 5 10

Publicly Available 5

DTRA Administratively Closed 8 8

EUCOM Litigation 2 2

JFCOM N/A 0 0

NAVY Administratively Closed 47 361

Misdirected Request 273

Publicly Available 41

NGA N/A 0 0

NGB Publicly Available 1 1
17

B (2). Disposition of FOIA Requests – “Other Reasons”

Component Description of “Other” Reasons for Denial from 

B(1)

Number 

of Times 

Relied on

Total

NORTHCOM Administratively Closed 1 1

NRO Administratively Closed 1 1

NSA Administratively Closed 34 45

Misdirected Request 1

Publicly Available 10

OSD/JS Litigation 10 372

Misdirected Request 297

Publicly Available 65

PACOM N/A 0 0

SOCOM Administratively Closed 39 42

Misdirected Request 2

Publicly Available 1

SOUTHCOM N/A 0 0

STRATCOM Administratively Closed 1 1

TRANSCOM Administratively Closed 7 7

TRICARE N/A 0 0

Agency Overall

Administratively Closed 571 1,641

Litigation 18

Misdirected Request 844

Publicly Available 793

Unable to contact requester 15
18

Table 5

B (3). Disposition of FOIA Requests -- Number of Times Exemptions Applied

Component

Ex.

1

Ex.

2

Ex. 3Ex. 4Ex. 5Ex.

6

Ex. 

7(A)

Ex. 

7(B)

Ex. 

7(C)

Ex. 

7(D)

Ex. 

7(E)

Ex. 

7(F)

Ex. 8Ex. 9

Total

AF 71 66 204 257 218 955 76 6 578 93 18 2 2 0 2546

AFRICOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ASBCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ARMY 129 1670 303 804 887 6803 399 3 3192 135 29 19 2 3 14378

CENTCOM 28 17 25 0 11 37 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122

DCAA 0 0 0 2 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

DCMA 0 0 1 15 2 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49

DeCA 0 0 1 4 4 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25

DFAS 0 0 0 12 3 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79

DIA 80 115 138 36 11 56 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 441

DISA 0 9 1 22 8 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59

DLA 1 32 38 81 108 70 1 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 341

DoDEA 0 4 8 3 6 17 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 43

DoDIG 10 44 2 17 30 151 35 0 114 0 18 0 0 0 421

DSS 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

DTIC 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

DTRA 2 52 15 51 3 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 192

EUCOM 3 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13

JFCOM 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

NAVY 66 194 423 171 361 3110 148 85 1755 28 20 5 0 1 6367

NGA 11 0 10 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28

NGB 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
19

B (3). Disposition of FOIA Requests -- Number of Times Exemptions Applied

Component

Ex.

1

Ex.

2

Ex. 3Ex. 4Ex. 5Ex.

6

Ex. 

7(A)

Ex. 

7(B)

Ex. 

7(C)

Ex. 

7(D)

Ex. 

7(E)

Ex. 

7(F)

Ex. 8Ex. 9

Total

NORTHCOM 2 2 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13

NRO 68 6 94 6 1 22 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 206

NSA 461 79 617 11 16 123 0 0 10 10 3 0 0 0 1330

OSD/JS 267 203 114 100 153 315 11 4 16 2 5 1 0 0 1191

PACOM 12 18 25 0 20 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 83

SOCOM 15 14 20 5 8 24 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 88

SOUTHCOM 97 57 89 0 15 115 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 377

STRATCOM 9 3 2 0 4 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24

TRANSCOM 9 2 19 18 5 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115

TRICARE 0 0 3 19 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31

Agency Overall 1,345 2,592 2,154 1,634 1,888 12,107 678 99 5,695 273 97 28 4 4 28,598

% of Total 

Times Used 4.7 9.1 7.5 5.7 6.6 42.3 2.4 0.3 19.9 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 100.0
20

VI. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA 

Requests19

Table 6

A. Received, Processed and Pending Administrative Appeals

Component

Number of 

Appeals 

Pending as of 

Start of Fiscal 

Year20

Number of 

Appeals 

Received in 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Appeals 

Processed 

in Fiscal 

Year

Number of Appeals 

Pending as of End of 

Fiscal Year

AF 37 200 184 53

AFRICOM* 0 0 0 0

ASBCA 0 0 0 0

ARMY 65 147 195 17

CENTCOM * 0 0 0 0

DCAA 0 5 5 0

DCMA 0 3 3 0

DeCA 0 2 2 0

DFAS 0 3 2 1

DIA 188 42 14 216

DISA 0 3 1 2

DLA 6 16 14 8

DoDEA* 0 0 0 0

DoDIG 7 16 10 13

DSS 0 2 2 0

DTIC* 0 0 0 0

DTRA 0 3 3 0

EUCOM* 0 0 0 0

JFCOM* 0 0 0 0

NAVY 45 282 307 20

NGA 7 4 0 11

NGB* 0 0 0 0

NORTHCOM* 0 0 0 0

NRO 4 5 2 7

 

19 *Concerning all tables in Section VI, not all components process administrative appeals. OSD/JS FOIA Appeals 

Branch processes the following components’ appeals: AFRICOM, CENTCOM, DoDEA, DTIC, EUCOM, JFCOM, 

NGB, NORTHCOM, OSD/JS, PACOM, SOCOM, SOUTHCOM, STRATCOM, TRANSCOM, and TRICARE. AF 

change to a centralized tracking system and the starting number reflects better accounting. DIA and OSD/JS reflects 

better accounting.

20 The number of appeals pending at the start of the fiscal year should equal the number of appeals pending at the 

end of the previous fiscal year. The numbers for AF, DIA, and OSD/JS are different better accounting and minor 

errors with vendor tracking systems that should be fixed in the near future.
21

A. Received, Processed and Pending Administrative Appeals

Component

Number of 

Appeals 

Pending as of 

Start of Fiscal 

Year20

Number of 

Appeals 

Received in 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Appeals 

Processed 

in Fiscal 

Year

Number of Appeals 

Pending as of End of 

Fiscal Year

NSA 8 74 59 23

OSD/JS 340 154 222 272

PACOM* 0 0 0 0

SOCOM* 0 0 0 0

SOUTHCOM* 0 0 0 0

STRATCOM* 0 0 0 0

TRANSCOM* 0 0 0 0

TRICARE* 0 0 0 0

Agency Overall 707 961 1,025 643
22

Table 7

B. Disposition of Administrative Appeals – All Processed Appeals

Component

Number Affirmed

on Appeal

Number Partially 

Affirmed & 

Partially Reversed 

/ Remanded on 

Appeal 

Number 

Completely 

Reversed /

Remanded on 

Appeal

Number of Appeals 

Closed for Other 

Reasons

Total

AF 26 30 18 110 184

AFRICOM* 0 0 0 0 0

ASBCA 0 0 0 0 0

ARMY 96 20 21 58 195

CENTCOM * 0 0 0 0 0

DCAA 3 0 0 2 5

DCMA* 1 1 0 1 3

DeCA 2 0 0 0 2

DFAS 1 1 0 0 2

DIA 0 0 0 14 14

DISA 1 0 0 0 1

DLA 1 5 2 6 14

DoDEA* 0 0 0 0 0

DoDIG 6 1 1 2 10

DSS 0 0 0 2 2

DTIC* 0 0 0 0 0

DTRA 1 0 0 2 3

EUCOM* 0 0 0 0 0

JFCOM* 0 0 0 0 0

NAVY 38 39 101 129 307

NGA 0 0 0 0 0

NGB* 0 0 0 0 0

NORTHCOM* 0 0 0 0 0

NRO 2 0 0 0 2

NSA 35 5 3 16 59

 

 
23

B. Disposition of Administrative Appeals – All Processed Appeals

Component

Number Affirmed

on Appeal

Number Partially 

Affirmed & 

Partially Reversed 

/ Remanded on 

Appeal 

Number 

Completely 

Reversed /

Remanded on 

Appeal

Number of Appeals 

Closed for Other 

Reasons

Total

OSD/JS 11 48 22 141 222

PACOM* 0 0 0 0 0

SOCOM* 0 0 0 0 0

SOUTHCOM* 0 0 0 0 0

STRATCOM* 0 0 0 0 0

TRANSCOM* 0 0 0 0 0

TRICARE* 0 0 0 0 0

Agency Overall 224 150 168 483 1,025
24

Table 8

C (1). Reasons for Denial on Appeal – Number of Times Exemptions Applied

Component

Ex. 1Ex. 2Ex. 3Ex. 4Ex. 5Ex. 6

Ex. 

7(A)

Ex. 

7(B)

Ex. 

7(C)

Ex. 

7(D)

Ex. 

7(E)

Ex. 

7(F)

Ex. 8Ex. 9

Total

AF 10 4 12 6 14 27 0 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 87

AFRICOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ASBCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ARMY 5 13 3 10 22 49 6 0 28 7 1 1 0 0 145

CENTCOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DCAA* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DCMA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

DeCA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

DFAS 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

DIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DISA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

DLA 0 1 0 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

DoDEA* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DoDIG 0 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 11

DSS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTIC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTRA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

EUCOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JFCOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NAVY 5 13 5 4 31 76 5 0 32 1 0 0 0 0 172

NGA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NGB* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NORTHCOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25

C (1). Reasons for Denial on Appeal – Number of Times Exemptions Applied

Component

Ex. 1Ex. 2Ex. 3Ex. 4Ex. 5Ex. 6

Ex. 

7(A)

Ex. 

7(B)

Ex. 

7(C)

Ex. 

7(D)

Ex. 

7(E)

Ex. 

7(F)

Ex. 8Ex. 9

Total

NRO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2

NSA 31 0 33 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66

OSD/JS 47 22 15 1 19 32 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 145

PACOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOCOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOUTHCOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

STRATCOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TRANSCOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TRICARE* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Agency Overall 98 55 68 27 93 197 13 1 82 8 5 2 0 0 649

% of Total 

Times Used 15.1 8.5 10.5 4.2 14.3 30.4 2.0 0.2 12.6 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 100.0
26

Table 9

C (2). Reasons for Denial on Appeal -- Other Than Exemptions

Component

No Records

Records 

Referred at 

Initial 

request 

Level

Request 

Withdrawn

Fee Related

ReasonsRecords 

not 

Reasonably 

Described

Improper 

Request for 

Other 

Reasons

Not Agency 

Record

Duplicate 

Request o

r

Appeal

Request in 

Litigation

Expedited 

Request 

Appeal

Other see 

chart below

AF 20 34 8 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 45

AFRICOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ASBCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ARMY 21 15 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 15

CENTCOM * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DCAA 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DCMA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DeCA* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DFAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DIA 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

DISA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DLA 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

DoDEA* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DoDIG 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DSS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTIC* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTRA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

EUCOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JFCOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NAVY 5 7 14 12 2 24 5 2 7 0 67

NGA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NGB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27

C (2). Reasons for Denial on Appeal -- Other Than Exemptions

Component

No Records

Records 

Referred at 

Initial 

request 

Level

Request 

Withdrawn

Fee Related

ReasonsRecords 

not 

Reasonably 

Described

Improper 

Request for 

Other 

Reasons

Not Agency 

Record

Duplicate 

Request o

r

Appeal

Request in 

Litigation

Expedited 

Request 

Appeal

Other see 

chart below

NORTHCOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NSA 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 9

OSD/JS 16 18 41 5 0 22 3 10 0 9 17

PACOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOCOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOUTHCOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

STRATCOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TRANSCOM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TRICARE* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Agency Overall 78 78 67 24 2 49 10 15 8 11 157
28

Table 10

C (3). Reasons for Denial on Appeal – “Other” Reasons

Component Description of “Other” Reasons for 

Denial on Appeal from Chart C(2)

Number of 

Times Relied 

on

Total

AF

Administratively Closed 43 45

Litigation 1

Misdirected Referral 1

AFRICOM* N/A 0 0

ASBCA N/A 0 0

ARMY Administratively Closed 10 15

Time limit 2

Misdirected Referral 3

CENTCOM* N/A 0 0

DCAA N/A 0 0

DCMA N/A 0 0

DeCA* N/A 0 0

DFAS N/A 0 0

DIA Mistakenly Opened as Appeal 3 3

DISA N/A 0 0

DLA N/A 0 0

DoDEA N/A 0 0

DoDIG N/A 0 0

DSS N/A 0 0

DTIC* N/A 0 0

DTRA Administratively Closed 1 1

EUCOM* N/A 0 0

JFCOM* N/A 0 0

NAVY Administratively Closed 67 67

NGA N/A 0 0

NGB* N/A 0 0

NORTHCOM* N/A 0 0

NRO N/A 0 0

NSA Administratively Closed 9 9
29

C (3). Reasons for Denial on Appeal – “Other” Reasons

Component Description of “Other” Reasons for 

Denial on Appeal from Chart C(2)

Number of 

Times Relied 

on

Total

OSD/JS Administratively Closed 7 17

Fee Waiver 9

Misdirected Referral 1

PACOM* N/A 0 0

SOCOM* N/A 0 0

SOUTHCOM* N/A 0 0

STRATCOM* N/A 0 0

TRANSCOM* N/A 0 0

TRICARE* N/A 0 0

Agency Overall

Administratively Closed 130 157

Fee Waiver 9

Misdirected Referral 5

Mistakenly Opened as Appeal 3

Litigation 8

Time Limit 2
30

Table 11

C (4). Response time for Administrative Appeals

Component Median Number 

of Days

Average Number 

of Days

Lowest Number 

of Days Highest Number of Days

AF 21 112 <1 1553

AFRICOM* 0 0 0 0

ASBCA 0 0 0 0

ARMY 40 95 1 598

CENTCOM* 0 0 0 0

DCAA 20 18 12 22

DCMA 47 43 19 64

DeCA 10 15 10 15

DFAS 51 51 30 73

DIA 628 570 139 1234

DISA 99 99 99 99

DLA 42 78 1 400

DoDEA* 0 0 0 0

DoDIG 85 121 37 2870

DSS 1 1 1 1

DTIC* 0 0 0 0

DTRA 12 10 5 13

EUCOM* 0 0 0 0

JFCOM* 0 0 0 0

NAVY 260 280 122 961

NGA 812 580 183 831

NGB* 0 0 0 0

NORTHCOM* 0 0 0 0

NRO 61 61 61 61

NSA 73 69 2 173

OSD/JS 717 846 2 3065

PACOM* 0 0 0 0

SOCOM* 0 0 0 0

SOUTHCOM* 0 0 0 0

STRATCOM* 0 0 0 0

TRANSCOM* 0 0 0 0

TRICARE* 0 0 0 0

Agency Overall N/A21 236 <1 3,065

 

21 DoD’s current tracking is decentralized and does not have the capability to accurately report on multiple 

Components for medians. DoD rolled out a centralized tracking system during the current reporting cycle. It is still 

in development and was not available to all components during the FY09 reporting period. FY10’s report will be 

computed under this new system. 
31

Table 12

C (5). Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals

Component 10th Oldest 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest

AF 03/04/09 02/24/09 02/23/09 02/23/09 12/09/08 12/08/08 10/27/08 07/07/08 06/13/08 02/02/06

Work days open 142 153 154 154 204 205 233 246 326 907

AFRICOM*

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ASBCA 

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ARMY 04/10/08 03/31/08 12/12/07 09/24/07 09/21/07 08/06/07 08/01/07 07/31/07 05/29/07 05/17/07

Work days open 376 382 457 511 512 546 549 550 594 601

CENTCOM *

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DCAA

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DCMA

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DeCA

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DFAS 09/08/09

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16

DIA 11/08/02 08/13/02 03/21/02 07/06/01 03/16/01 02/23/01 08/07/98 01/19/98 08/11/97 01/23/97

Work days open 1722 1783 1884 2059 2137 2152 2789 2929 3037 3176

DISA* 06/23/09 06/23/09

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 99

DLA 09/17/09 09/10/09 05/27/09 03/04/09 11/04/08 06/04/08 05/30/08 07/26/07

Work days open 0 0 9 14 88 147 225 331 334 546
32

C (5). Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals

Component 10th Oldest 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest

DoDEA*

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DoDIG 08/20/09 07/06/09 06/11/09 04/14/09 09/26/08 08/05/08 07/08/08 06/25/08 11/05/07 08/21/06

Work days open 28 61 77 118 251 288 308 316 475 777

DSS

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTIC*

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTRA 

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

EUCOM*

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JFCOM*

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NAVY 09/22/09 9/21/009 09/18/09 09/15/09 09/09/09 09/08/09 09/07/09 07/13/09 07/01/09 05/01/09

Work days open 6 7 8 11 17 16 17 56 64 106

NGA 12/19/08 12/10/08 06/18/08 07/07/07 07/06/06 07/06/06 06/30/06 06/14/06 06/14/06 06/08/06

Work days open 196 202 322 561 812 812 816 827 827 831

NGB*

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NORTHCOM*

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRO 09/24/09 09/17/09 08/26/09 08/13/09 10/24/07 07/14/03 06/17/03

Work days open 0 0 0 4 9 24 33 483 1554 1573

NSA 06/11/09 05/28/09 05/20/09 05/19/09 05/07/09 04/30/09 04/24/09 03/13/09 10/24/08 10/03/08

Work days open 78 88 93 94 102 107 111 141 235 249

OSD/JS 02/16/99 10/28/98 10/28/98 10/27/98 10/21/98 09/02/98 06/09/98 12/03/97 10/15/97 03/17/97

Work days open 2661 2734 2734 2735 2739 2772 2832 2960 2993 3141
33

C (5). Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals

Component 10th Oldest 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest

PACOM*

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOCOM* 

Work days open

SOUTHCOM* 

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

STRATCOM*

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TRANSCOM*

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TRICARE*

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Agency’s Oldest 10/21/98 09/02/98 8/7/98 06/09/98 1/19/98 12/03/97 10/15/97 8/11/97 03/17/97 1/23/97

Work days open 2,739 2,772 2789 2,832 2929 2,960 2,993 3037 3,141 3176
34

VII. FOIA Requests: Response Time for Processed and Pending FOIA Requests22

Table 13

A. Processed Requests – Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests

Simple Complex Expedited Processing

Component

Median

Number 

of Days

AverageNumber 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median

Number 

of Days

AverageNumber 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median

Number 

of Days

AverageNumber 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

AF 6 11 <1 739 35 97 <1 2354 12 15 <1 56

AFRICOM 6 11 1 42 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0

ASBCA 5 5 3 15 5 5 3 15 0 0 0 0

ARMY23 N/A 28 1 1262 N/A 62 1 1920 N/A 13 1 154

CENTCOM 6 79 1 961 394 428 1 1420 0 0 0 0

DCAA 7 8 1 79 20 25 13 43 0 0 0 0

DCMA 11 20 1 153 65 133 12 506 0 0 0 0

DeCA 14 16 1 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DFAS 11 15 <1 139 23 27 1 88 1 7 1 19

DIA 9 9 1 20 811 963 21 3714 0 0 0 0

DISA 14 66 1 562 40 109 1 445 0 0 0 0

DLA 3 11 1 420 8 22 1 570 75 75 1 149

DoDEA 18 20 1 58 59 83 53 226 0 0 0 0

DoDIG 0 0 0 0 43 117 1 1530 0 0 0 0

DSS 12 20 5 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

22 Due to the decentralized processing and tracking of FOIA requests within the DoD and because the DoD does not have the means to centrally capture all the 

required data, it is not possible to calculate DoD medians and the medians for some components that have more than one FOIA requester service center. The 

DoD recently rolled out a centralized data collection tool and should be fully compliant for FY10. This applies to all tables with medians in Section VII.

23 Army has multiple reporting components and was not able to compute medians for its overall totals. This applies to all subsequent tables in Section VII with 

medians.
35

A. Processed Requests – Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests

Simple Complex Expedited Processing

Component

Median

Number 

of Days

AverageNumber 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median

Number 

of Days

AverageNumber 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median

Number 

of Days

AverageNumber 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

DTIC 12 15 1 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTRA 3 7 <1 29 18 37 <1 775 0 0 0 0

EUCOM 46 91 2 406 175 189 65 342 0 0 0 0

JFCOM 7 26 <1 70 42 43 28 68 0 0 0 0

NAVY 275 111 1 2918 40 74 1 2331 6 8 1 37

NGA 19 120 <1 543 346 350 <1 922 0 0 0 0

NGB 21 28 1 113 65 65 53 77 99 99 99 99

NORTHCOM 8 8 1 19 6 6 5 8 0 0 0 0

NRO 13 13 <1 77 136 218 22 1161 0 0 0 0

NSA 8 62 <1 2066 833 1327 220 4117 10 10 10 10

OSD/JS 5 18 <1 738 258 492 <1 3850 55 299 28 815

PACOM 64 15 1 100 92 365 1 3665 1 1 1 1

SOCOM 14 293 1 1236 397 418 1 2342 934 1120 919 1507

SOUTHCOM 6 7 2 15 115 339 37 981 0 0 0 0

STRATCOM 7 9 1 25 30 27 5 49 0 0 0 0

TRANSCOM 2 16 1 32 55 102 39 144 0 0 0 0

TRICARE 10 13 1 20 40 67 23 156 0 0 0 0

Agency Overall N/A 43 <1 2,918 N/A 187 <1 4,117 N/A 13 <1 1,507
36

Table 14

B. Processed Requests – Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which Information Was 

Granted

Simple Complex Expedited

Component

Median

Number 

of Days

AverageNumber 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median

Number 

of Days

AverageNumber 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median

Number 

of Days

AverageNumber 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

AF 9 13 <1 739 42 120 <1 809 8 14 <1 48

AFRICOM 6 11 1 42 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0

ASBCA 5 5 3 15 5 5 3 15 0 0 0 0

ARMY N/A 17 1 1262 N/A 59 1 1920 N/A 12 1 154

CENTCOM 6 79 1 961 394 428 1 1420 0 0 0 0

DCAA 9 11 1 43 18 24 13 39 0 0 0 0

DCMA 17 24 1 153 90 151 23 506 0 0 0 0

DeCA 14 19 1 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DFAS 11 15 <1 139 20 28 1 88 1 7 1 19

DIA 14 14 10 17 803 1008 22 3714 0 0 0 0

DISA 174 193 1 562 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DLA 1 15 1 420 15 42 1 491 1 1 1 1

DoDEA 19 25 7 58 59 59 53 65 0 0 0 0

DoDIG 0 0 0 0 27 68 3 147 0 0 0 0

DSS 12 20 5 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTIC 15 21 4 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTRA 7 7 7 7 27 59 1 775 0 0 0 0

EUCOM 91 127 25 350 174 174 174 174 0 0 0 0

JFCOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NAVY 26 3 1 1446 32 82 1 2331 3 2 1 37

NGA 122 122 122 122 152 255 1 773 0 0 0 0

NGB 56 41 12 87 0 0 0 0 99 99 99 99
37

B. Processed Requests – Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which Information Was 

Granted

Simple Complex Expedited

Component

Median

Number 

of Days

AverageNumber 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median

Number 

of Days

AverageNumber 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median

Number 

of Days

AverageNumber 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

NORTHCOM 8 8 1 19 6 6 5 8 0 0 0 0

NRO 11 14 <1 77 136 247 22 1161 0 0 0 0

NSA 57 160 2 2006 624 1305 220 4117 0 0 0 0

OSD/JS 14 47 <1 738 276 555 2 3850 55 299 28 815

PACOM 50 80 1 100 29 365 1 3665 1 1 1 1

SOCOM 32 217 1 1127 334 479 13 1949 934 1120 919 1507

SOUTHCOM 6 7 2 15 57 83 48 121 0 0 0 0

STRATCOM 7 9 1 25 30 27 5 49 0 0 0 0

TRANSCOM 2 16 1 32 55 102 39 144 0 0 0 0

TRICARE 4 11 1 20 52 77 23 156 0 0 0 0

Agency Overall N/A 43 <1 2,006 N/A 187 <1 3,714 N/A 13 <1 1,507
38

Table 15

C (1). Processed Simple Requests -- Response Times in Day Increments24

Component

<1 day

1-20

21-4041-6061-80

81-100

101-120121-140141-160161-180181-200201-300301-400

401 or 

more 

days

Totals

AF 1018 4187 382 95 41 21 7 5 6 4 2 12 7 10 5797

AFRICOM 8 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21

ASBCA 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10

ARMY 1067 15763 1428 757 583 174 645 149 101 80 52 565 33 59 21456

CENTCOM 13 33 5 0 3 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 5 3 70

DCAA 0 71 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74

DCMA 12 61 22 7 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 108

DeCA 0 78 33 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118

DFAS 20 145 40 10 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 220

DIA 0 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160

DISA 3 152 21 6 3 2 0 4 0 6 3 9 3 4 216

DLA 4609 539 158 28 16 13 25 4 6 2 0 55 0 1 5456

DoDEA 40 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

DoDIG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DSS 0 59 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61

DTIC 0 139 15 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 161

DTRA 6 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16

EUCOM 0 11 4 3 2 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 31

JFCOM 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

NAVY 1088 5991 1183 471 194 137 103 78 46 38 23 74 44 137 9607

NGA 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 10

 

24 Although the guidelines and OPEN Government Act do not require a <1 day category, DoD believes this provides the public with a better representation of its 

processing timetable. This applies to all subsequent tables in Section VII which have day intervals.
39

C (1). Processed Simple Requests -- Response Times in Day Increments24

Component

<1 day

1-20

21-4041-6061-80

81-100

101-120121-140141-160161-180181-200201-300301-400

401 or 

more 

days

Totals

NGB 0 7 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16

NORTHCOM 4 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27

NRO 2 75 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86

NSA 31 634 73 42 26 8 11 11 9 12 8 32 14 25 935

OSD/JS 25 889 47 47 10 8 6 3 0 4 2 8 8 5 1062

PACOM 0 46 6 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62

SOCOM 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 2 10 11 1 36

SOUTHCOM 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

STRATCOM 2 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32

TRANSCOM 10 17 23 7 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64

TRICARE 4 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48

Agency Overall 7,966 29,216 3,469 1,491 899 379 802 259 174 149 97 767 127 247 46,042
40

Table 16 – Processed Perfected Complex Requests

C (2). Processed Complex Requests -- Response Times in Day Increments

Component

<1 day

1-20

21-4041-60 61-80

81-100

101-120

121-140141-160161-180181-200

201-300

301-400

401 or 

more 

days

Totals

AF 47 372 666 260 117 75 57 42 36 27 31 95 66 152 2043

AFRICOM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

ASBCA 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

ARMY 60 2553 1240 903 688 1004 1296 691 333 323 290 1081 128 99 10689

CENTCOM 4 10 5 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 2 8 33 70

DCAA 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

DCMA 0 2 3 8 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 26

DeCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DFAS 0 12 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26

DIA 0 0 32 5 6 4 8 4 6 9 4 27 23 439 567

DISA 0 0 49 15 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 14 5 6 99

DLA 71 138 65 67 25 14 5 4 2 2 2 4 16 0 415

DoDEA 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7

DoDIG 24 92 20 7 16 16 12 16 14 11 6 45 14 10 303

DSS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTIC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTRA 3 118 39 17 12 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 0 2 205

EUCOM 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4

JFCOM 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

NAVY 901 686 504 378 88 275 145 163 38 33 33 102 74 183 3603

NGA 5 8 9 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 8 11 54 109

NGB 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

NORTHCOM 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
41

C (2). Processed Complex Requests -- Response Times in Day Increments

Component

<1 day

1-20

21-4041-60 61-80

81-100

101-120

121-140141-160161-180181-200

201-300

301-400

401 or 

more 

days

Totals

NRO 0 0 15 6 6 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 11 48

NSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 21 26

OSD/JS 2 113 138 91 85 36 45 36 29 21 21 112 94 536 1359

PACOM 0 1 7 3 8 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 14 43

SOCOM 0 3 6 2 2 2 8 7 5 5 3 42 52 13 150

SOUTHCOM 0 0 10 19 17 8 10 17 6 10 21 9 5 6 138

STRATCOM 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

TRANSCOM 0 0 0 0 6 0 10 3 7 0 0 0 0 18 44

TRICARE 0 0 18 5 0 4 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 36

Agency Overall 1,117 4,124 2,846 1,803 1,090 1,454 1,607 995 486 448 415 1,555 506 1,598 20,044
42

Table 17 – Processed Expedited Requests

C (3). Processed Expedited Requests -- Response Times in Day Increments

Component

<1 Day

1-20 

21-4041-60 61-80

81-100

101-120121-140141-160161-180181-200201-300301-400

401 or 

more 

days

Totals

AF 2 17 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28

AFRICOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ASBCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ARMY 300 85 36 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 425

CENTCOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DCAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DCMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DeCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DFAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DISA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DLA 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

DoDEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DoDIG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DSS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTIC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

EUCOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JFCOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NAVY 0 11 68 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86

NGA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NGB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43

C (3). Processed Expedited Requests -- Response Times in Day Increments

Component

<1 Day

1-20 

21-4041-60 61-80

81-100

101-120121-140141-160161-180181-200201-300301-400

401 or 

more 

days

Totals

NORTHCOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NSA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

OSD/JS 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

PACOM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

SOCOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOUTHCOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

STRATCOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TRANSCOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TRICARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Agency Overall 302 116 110 13 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 546
44

Table 18

D. Pending Requests -- All Pending Perfected 

Requests

Component Simple Complex Expedited Processing Number Pending Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Number Pending Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Number Pending Median Number of Days Average Number of Days

AF 638 55 197 492 45 105 1 55 55

AFRICOM 3 11 16 0 0 0 0 0 0

ASBCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ARMY 1481 N/A 61 2763 N/A 151 36 N/A 25

CENTCOM 74 172 224 142 420 473 1 145 145

DCAA 5 22 63 5 81 76 0 0 0

DCMA 3 14 91 15 66 122 0 0 0

DeCA 8 12 17 0 0 0 0 0 0

DFAS 13 9 23 7 27 26 1 16 16

DIA 44 10 9 2585 748 838 0 0 0

DISA 225 407 567 25 55 188 0 0 0

DLA 20 9 19 47 35 23 0 0 0

DoDEA 3 1 10 3 71 104 0 0 0

DoDIG 0 0 0 32 43 117 0 0 0

DSS 0 0 0 1 20 20 0 0 0

DTIC 16 72 63 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTRA 0 0 0 22 16 38 0 0 0

EUCOM 10 118 132 24 334 358 0 0 0

JFCOM 0 0 0 62 370 396 0 0 0

NAVY 500 360 51 974 143 119 0 0 0

NGA 15 644 490 247 395 383 0 0 0

NGB 3 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0

NORTHCOM 2 63 63 4 51 53 0 0 0

NRO 38 21 18 45 63 127 0 0 0

NSA 218 155 308 129 577 989 2 67 153
45

D. Pending Requests -- All Pending Perfected 

Requests

Component Simple Complex Expedited Processing Number Pending Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Number Pending Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Number Pending Median Number of Days Average Number of Days

OSD/JS 60 139 194 1746 630 831 1 825 825

PACOM 0 0 0 37 62 940 0 0 0

SOCOM 11 401 579 167 456 618 2 1229 1229

SOUTHCOM 0 0 0 81 73 117 0 0 0

STRATCOM 0 0 0 7 26 353 0 0 0

TRANSCOM 4 11 9 14 140 132 0 0 0

TRICARE 3 10 10 8 40 51 0 0 0

Agency Overall 3,397 N/A 70 9,684 N/A 536 44 N/A 107
46

Table 19 – Ten Oldest Perfected Requests

E. Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests

Component 10th Oldest 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest

AF 01/03/02 08/01/01 12/11/00 01/21/00 01/04/00 11/09/99 06/27/97 05/16/97 04/27/97 04/09/97

Work days open 1945 2056 2223 2454 2467 2507 3124 3154 3168 3181

AFRICOM 09/21/09 09/15/09 08/19/09

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 29

ASBCA 

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ARMY 10/15/03 09/19/03 06/23/03 06/23/03 06/02/03 02/04/03 01/28/03 07/09/02 06/10/02 02/08/02

Work days open 1497 1514 1541 1576 1591 1673 1678 1816 1836 1920

CENTCOM 06/26/06 06/26/06 06/26/06 06/23/06 06/09/06 06/09/06 12/20/05 10/14/05 07/08/05 03/15/04

Work days open 816 816 816 817 827 827 945 990 1058 1388

DCAA 09/22/09 09/15/09 08/28/09 08/20/09 07/28/09 07/22/09 6/5/009 06/05/09 03/20/09 10/06/08

Work days open 6 11 22 28 45 49 81 81 135 245

DCMA 08/20/09 07/30/09 06/03/09 05/13/09 04/22/09 03/23/09 01/13/09 01/13/09 04/30/08 04/18/08

Work days open 28 43 83 91 112 134 180 180 355 363

DeCA 09/29/09 09/14/09 09/01/09 09/01/09 08/14/09 07/23/09 07/23/09 07/23/09

Work days open 0 0 1 12 20 20 32 48 48 48

DFAS 09/08/09 09/03/09 08/30/09 08/24/09 08/21/09 08/14/09 08/04/09 07/29/09 06/22/09 04/03/09

Work days open 16 18 21 26 27 32 40 44 70 106

DIA 10/07/97 10/03/97 07/10/97 09/17/97 09/17/97 08/17/97 06/06/97 05/06/97 09/25/96 08/12/96

Work days open 2997 2999 3059 3011 3011 3032 3082 3104 3256 3287

DISA 08/24/05 08/10/05 08/10/05 04/18/05 04/18/05 09/30/04 05/24/04 05/10/04 05/07/04 12/19/03

Work days open 1498 1512 1512 1626 1626 1826 1955 1969 1972 2112

DLA 06/09/09 05/28/09 05/04/09 04/07/09 12/15/08 11/25/08 11/24/08 10/03/08 09/24/08 09/24/08

Work days open 79 88 104 123 198 211 212 247 254 254
47

E. Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests

Component 10th Oldest 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest

DoDEA 08/31/09 08/18/09 05/21/09 02/03/09

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 30 91 167

DoDIG 07/14/08 06/02/08 01/24/08 12/11/07 10/16/07 04/24/07 03/08/06 03/08/06 08/11/05 01/10/05

Work days open 304 333 423 451 489 610 893 893 1034 1182

DSS 09/01/09

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20

DTIC 06/19/09 06/18/09 06/18/09 06/18/09 06/18/09 06/18/09 06/18/09 06/18/09 06/18/09 04/30/09

Work days open 71 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 106

DTRA 08/21/09 08/18/09 08/18/09 08/12/09 08/06/09 08/03/09 07/27/09 06/22/09 11/10/08 10/08/08

Work days open 27 30 30 34 38 41 46 70 221 243

EUCOM 02/06/08 02/06/08 02/04/08 12/19/07 12/18/07 11/20/07 10/23/07 08/17/07 01/19/07 11/22/06

Work days open 414 414 416 445 446 465 484 529 676 713

JFCOM 05/30/07 04/30/07 04/30/07 04/20/07 10/25/06 8/015/06 06/20/06 05/15/06 03/11/06 08/17/05

Work days open 599 620 620 625 746 835 876 899 945 1051

NAVY 09/04/02 06/06/02 05/30/02 07/24/01 05/15/01 05/15/01 05/15/01 04/07/00 04/07/00 04/07/00

Work days open 1768 1830 1835 2047 2346 2346 2346 2372 2372 2372

NGA 06/14/06 06/14/06 06/08/06 04/26/06 03/29/06 03/29/06 03/09/06 02/23/06 02/15/06 01/27/06

Work days open 827 827 831 861 880 880 894 903 909 922

NGB 08/20/09 08/19/09 08/18/09

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 29 30

NORTHCOM 09/25/09 09/21/09 08/21/09 06/15/09 05/04/09 04/07/09

Work days open 0 0 0 0 3 7 27 75 104 123

NRO 02/05/09 01/13/09 12/01/08 10/28/08 07/02/08 04/04/08 10/24/07 10/16/07 06/11/07 05/31/06

Work days open 165 181 209 230 311 373 483 489 577 833

NSA 09/19/96 05/16/96 05/02/96 04/22/96 03/29/96 03/28/96 07/13/95 03/15/94 03/15/94 02/24/94

Work days open 3260 3347 3357 3365 3381 33382 3559 3893 3893 3906

OSD/JS 02/16/94 01/27/94 12/27/93 12/03/93 11/23/93 11/23/93 08/17/93 07/19/93 03/16/93 12/01/92

Work days open 3912 3926 3947 3962 3969 3969 4036 4057 4144 4215
48

E. Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests

Component 10th Oldest 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest

PACOM 10/24/06 10/17/06 08/15/06 08/02/06 03/09/06 06/27/05 08/09/04 04/08/03 10/24/02 08/20/02

Work days open 733 737 781 790 892 1066 1286 1621 1733 1778

SOCOM 08/12/03 04/07/03 03/10/03 12/13/02 07/09/02 09/05/01 03/27/01 04/12/00 03/23/00 05/09/96

Work days open 1533 1622 1642 1699 1808 2017 2130 2369 2383 3352

SOUTHCOM 04/24/07 01/04/07 01/04/07 10/25/06 08/02/06 03/27/06 03/27/06 03/27/06 02/24/06 11/21/05

Work days open 610 686 686 732 790 880 880 880 901 965

STRATCOM 09/29/09 08/24/09 08/24/09 08/24/09 08/24/09 08/14/09 06/05/00

Work days open 0 0 0 1 26 26 26 26 32 2332

TRANSCOM 03/13/09 03/13/09 02/18/09 12/09/08 11/13/08 10/31/08 08/26/08 06/18/05 06/12/08 04/22/08

Work days open 140 140 157 202 219 227 273 321 325 361

TRICARE 09/21/09 09/16/09 09/11/09 09/10/09 08/31/09 08/21/09 07/17/09 06/19/09 05/19/09 11/04/08

Work days open 7 10 13 14 21 27 52 71 93 225

Agency Oldest 02/16/94 01/27/94 12/27/93 12/03/93 11/23/93 11/23/93 08/17/93 07/19/93 03/16/93 12/01/92

Work days open 3,912 3,926 3,947 3,962 3,969 3,969 4,036 4,057 4,144 4,215
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VIII. Requests for Expedited Processing and Requests for Fee 

Waivers

Table 20

A. Requests for Expedited Processing

Component

Number 

Granted

Number 

Denied

Median 

Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate

Average

Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate

Number 

Adjudicated 

within 10

Calendar

Days

AF 21 96 <1 5 107

AFRICOM 0 0 0 0 0

ASBCA 0 0 0 0 0

ARMY 425 227 N/A25 25 192

CENTCOM 1 0 5 5 0

DCAA 0 3 1 2 3

DCMA 0 1 2 2 1

DeCA 0 0 0 0 0

DFAS 0 3 1 7 2

DIA 0 15 8 13 10

DISA 0 0 0 0 0

DLA 2 4 1 1 6

DoDEA 0 0 0 0 0

DoDIG 0 0 0 0 0

DSS 0 0 0 0 0

DTIC 0 0 0 0 0

DTRA 0 0 0 0 0`

EUCOM 0 0 0 0 0

JFCOM 0 0 0 0 0

NAVY 41 37 62 63 79

NGA 0 1 6 6 1

NGB 1 2 10 9 3

NORTHCOM 0 1 1 1 1

NRO 0 0 0 0 0

NSA 6 7 0 8 10

 

25 Army has multiple reporting components and was not able to compute medians for its overall total.
50

A. Requests for Expedited Processing

Component

Number 

Granted

Number 

Denied

Median 

Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate

Average

Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate

Number 

Adjudicated 

within 10

Calendar

Days

OSD/JS 3 81 3 15 80

PACOM 0 1 1 1 1

SOCOM 0 1 8 8 1

SOUTHCOM 0 0 0 0 0

STRATCOM 0 0 0 0 0

TRANSCOM 0 0 0 0 0

TRICARE 0 0 0 0 0

Agency Overall 500 480 N/A26 46 497

 

26 Due to the decentralized processing and tracking of FOIA requests within the DoD and because the DoD does not 

have the means to centrally capture all the required data, it is not possible to calculate DoD medians and the medians 

for some components that have more than one FOIA requester service center. The DoD recently rolled out a 

centralized data collection tool and should be fully compliant for FY10. This footnote also applies to the following 

table.
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Table 21

B. Requests for Fee Waivers

Component Number 

Granted Denied Median days

Average 

days

AF 87 202 <1 2

AFRICOM 1 0 1 1

ASBCA 0 0 0 0

ARMY 814 113 N/A27 11

CENTCOM 0 0 0 0

DCAA 0 7 7 16

DCMA 0 1 6 6

DeCA 0 2 9 10

DFAS 0 0 0 0

DIA 0 0 0 0

DISA 0 0 0 0

DLA 18 3 1 2

DoDEA 4 2 8 8

DoDIG 0 0 0 0

DSS 0 0 0 0

DTIC 0 0 0 0

DTRA 7 1 1 1

EUCOM 3 0 174 183

JFCOM 0 0 0 0

NAVY 858 88 6 6

NGA 0 0 0 0

NGB 0 0 0 0

NORTHCOM 0 0 0 0

NRO 0 0 0 0

NSA 6 26 13 35

OSD/JS 58 26 0 26

PACOM 0 1 1 1

SOCOM 2 0 0 0

SOUTHCOM 0 0 0 0

STRATCOM 0 0 0 0

TRANSCOM 0 0 0 0

TRICARE 3 2 33 92

Agency Overall 1,861 474 N/A 198

 

27 Army has multiple reporting components and was not able to compute medians for its overall total.
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IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

Table 22

Personnel Costs

Component

Number 

Full-Time

FOIA

Employees

Number 

Equivalent 

Full-Time

FOIA 

Employees

Total 

Number of 

Full Time 

FOIA 

Staff

Processing 

Costs

Litigation

Related Costs Total Costs

AF 92 109.00 201 $13,924,738 $397,616 $14,322,354

AFRICOM 1 0.00 1 $81,601 $0 $81,601

ASBCA 0 0.10 0.10 $1,500 $0 $1,500

ARMY 127 133.00 260 $20,713,257 $1,128,725 $21,841,982

CENTCOM 15 19.30 34.3 $2,651,245 $2,675,000 $5,326,245

DCAA 1 1.00 2 $218,448 $0 $218,448

DCMA 0 3.50 3.5 $724,935 $9,949.00 $734,884

DeCA 0 0.85 0.85 $70,222 $0 $70,222

DFAS 0 4.00 4. $165,975 $0 $165,975

DIA 17 2.00 19 $4,021,464 $578,488 $4,599,952

DISA 3 0.00 3 $270,157 $0 $270,157

DLA 9 6.85 15.85 $2,216,085 $1,800 $2,217,885

DoDEA 1 0.00 1 $70,000 $0 $70,000

DoDIG 4 0.50 4.5 $495,000 $69,000 $564,000

DSS 1 0.00 1 $125,907 $0 $125,907

DTIC 0 0.85 0.85 $131,412 $0 $131,412

DTRA 3 5.75 8.75 $664,141 $0 $664,141

EUCOM 1 0.14 1.14 $73,049 $5,816 $78,865

JFCOM 1 0.85 1.85 $162,505 $0 $162,505

NAVY 45 114.78 159.78 $13,879,136 $64,362 $13,943,498

NGA 2 0.50 2.50 $161,000 $0 $161,000

NGB 0 0.07 0.07 $6,077 $0 $6,077

NORTHCOM 1 1.00 2 $85,000 $0 $85,000

NRO 4 0.50 4.5 $500,000 $3,000 $503,000

NSA 10 19.58 29.58 $6,291,363 $209,039 $6,500,402

OSD/JS 75 0.00 75 $7,317,055 $2,380,000 $9,697,055

PACOM 5 3.00 8 $268,280 $0 $268,280

SOCOM 15 4.00 19 $1,206,505 $0 $1,206,505.0

SOUTHCOM 2 1.45 3.45 $250,000 $3,000,000 $3,250,000

STRATCOM 1 0.00 1 $40,280 $0 $40,280

TRANSCOM 1 2.00 3 $800,474 $0 $800,474

TRICARE 1 0.20 1.2 $615,693 $0 $615,693

Agency Total 438 434.77 872.77 $78,202,504 $10,522,795 $88,725,299
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X. Fees Collected For Processing Requests

Table 23

Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Component Total Amount of Fees 

collected in Dollars Percent of Processing Costs

AF $66,580.00 0.48%

AFRICOM $0.00 0.00%

ASBCA $522.35 34.82%

ARMY $180,771.00 0.87%

CENTCOM $352.00 0.02%

DCAA $1,199.00 0.55%

DCMA $29,444.00 4.06%

DeCA $2,081.00 2.96%

DFAS $1,883.00 1.13%

DIA $410.00 0.01%

DISA $5,296.00 1.96%

DLA $22,379.00 1.01%

DoDEA $389.00 0.56%

DoDIG $0.00 0.00%

DSS $0.00 0.00%

DTIC $40.00 0.03%

DTRA $3,383.00 0.51%

EUCOM $0.00 0.00%

JFCOM $$0.00 0.00%

NAVY $121,899.00 0.89%

NGA $0.00 0.00%

NGB $0.00 0.00%

NORTHCOM $331.00 0.39%

NRO $1,434.00 0.29%

NSA $12,103.00 0.19%

OSD/JS $16,613.93 0.23%

PACOM $83.00 0.03%

SOCOM $314.00 0.07%

SOUTHCOM $3,275.00 1.31%

STRATCOM $0.00 0.00%

TRANSCOM $4,068.00 0.51%

TRICARE $4,068.00 0.66%

Agency Overall $478,918.28 0.61%
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XI. FOIA Regulations

A. The Department of Defense (DoD) Freedom of Information Act Program Regulation, DoD

 5400.7-R, September 4, 1998, which provides guidance regarding administration of FOIA 

Program within the DoD, can be found at:

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/540007r.pdf

B. The Fee Schedule is Chapter 6 of the above regulation and as modified at:

http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi/foiafees.pdf

C. Additional Department of Defense FOIA documents and hyperlinks can be found by

 accessing the following Universal Resource Locator:

http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/dfoipo/
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XII. Backlogs, Consultations, and Comparisons

Table 24

28

A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals

Component Number of Backlogged Requests 

as of End of Fiscal Year

Number of Backlogged Appeals 

as of End of Fiscal Year

AF 725 33

AFRICOM* 1 0

ASBCA 0 0

ARMY 3542 0

CENTCOM* 198 0

DCAA 6 0

DCMA 9 0

DeCA 3 0

DFAS 21 1

DIA 2561 200

DISA 250 2

DLA 65 6

DoDEA* 4 0

DoDIG 32 13

DSS 1 0

DTIC* 16 0

DTRA 15 0

EUCOM* 59 0

JFCOM* 67 0

NAVY 1139 7

NGA 291 11

NGB 0 0

NORTHCOM* 4 0

NRO 66 7

NSA 357 23

 

28 * Not all components process administrative appeals. OSD/JS FOIA Appeals Branch processes the following 

components’ appeals: AFRICOM, CENTCOM, DoDEA, DTIC, EUCOM, JFCOM, NGB, NORTHCOM, PACOM, 

SOCOM, SOUTHCOM, TRANSCOM, and TRICARE.
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A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals

Component Number of Backlogged Requests 

as of End of Fiscal Year

Number of Backlogged Appeals 

as of End of Fiscal Year

OSD/JS 1708 272

PACOM* 35 0

SOCOM* 179 0

SOUTHCOM* 81 0

STRATCOM* 1 0

TRANSCOM* 58 0

TRICARE* 11 0

Agency Overall 11,505 575
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Table 25 - Consultations on FOIA Requests

B. Consultations on FOIA Requests

Component

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

that Were 

Pending as of 

Start of the 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other 

Agencies 

During the 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

that Were 

Processed

During the 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

that Were Pending 

as of the End of 

the Fiscal Year

AF* 5 68 48 25

AFRICOM 0 0 0 0

ASBCA 0 0 0 0

ARMY*

29 25 244 229 40

CENTCOM 5 63 18 50

DCAA 0 1 1 0

DCMA 0 2 2 0

DeCA 0 0 0 0

DFAS 0 0 0 0

DIA* 265 149 117 297

DISA 1 6 1 6

DLA 0 9 9 0

DoDEA 0 0 0 0

DoDIG* 1 2 1 2

DSS 0 0 0 0

DTIC 0 0 0 0

DTRA 0 4 2 2

EUCOM* 3 13 1 15

JFCOM* 5 18 6 17

NAVY30 99 209 208 100

NGA31 5 5 6 4

NGB 0 0 0 0

NORTHCOM 0 0 0 0

NRO 2 8 7 3

NSA 41 150 160 31

 

29 ARMY accounting error in FY08, corrected in FY09’s opening number.

30 NAVY accounting error in FY08, corrected in FY09’s opening number.

31 NGA accounting error in FY08, corrected in FY09’s opening number.
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B. Consultations on FOIA Requests

Component

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

that Were 

Pending as of 

Start of the 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other 

Agencies 

During the 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

that Were 

Processed

During the 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

that Were Pending 

as of the End of 

the Fiscal Year

OSD/JS 28 147 93 82

PACOM* 5 37 31 11

SOCOM* 22 48 43 27

SOUTHCOM* 3 5 7 1

STRATCOM 0 0 0 0

TRANSCOM* 35 11 22 24

TRICARE 0 4 4 0

Agency Total32 550 1,203 1,016 737

 

32 * These Components which re-characterized older FOIA requests to Consultations.
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Table 26

C. Ten Oldest Consultations Pending

Component 10th Oldest 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest

AF 08/21/07 07/18/07 06/11/07 06/11/07 04/11/07 04/02/07 02/15/07 11/21/06 07/27/06 06/22/05

Work days open 530 554 580 580 622 629 660 718 798 1073

AFRICOM

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ASBCA 

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ARMY 05/12/08 01/16/08 01/16/08 11/24/07 10/19/07 08/16/04 01/29/04 09/19/03 06/23/03 02/08/02

Work days open 350 430 430 466 489 1287 1426 1514 1576 1920

CENTCOM 12/16/08 12/11/08 12/02/08 11/25/08 11/20/08 11/18/08 10/27/08 08/07/08 07/30/08 07/30/08

Work days open 200 203 210 214 217 219 234 289 295 295

DCAA 

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DCMA

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DeCA

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DFAS

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DIA 05/14/04 04/01/04 03/15/04 09/25/03 12/10/02 09/27/02 04/13/02 03/12/02 01/24/02 12/17/01

Work days open 1344 1375 1388 1502 1702 1751 1867 1891 1923 1947

DISA 09/30/09 09/30/09 05/05/09 04/13/09 02/19/09

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 39 39 148 170 223

DLA 

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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C. Ten Oldest Consultations Pending

Component 10th Oldest 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest

DoDEA

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DoDIG 03/09/09 08/20/08

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 277

DSS 

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTIC 

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTRA 08/20/09 07/07/09

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 60

EUCOM 06/12/09 06/12/09 03/13/09 01/15/09 01/15/09 08/19/08 08/19/08 06/10/08 02/06/08 12/13/07

Work days open 76 76 140 178 178 278 278 327 414 449

JFCOM 11/18/08 10/27/08 10/03/08 10/03/08 10/01/08 07/16/08 11/07/07 10/09/07 07/17/07 10/04/06

Work days open 237 252 267 267 269 323 494 515 570 800

NAVY 09/04/02 06/06/02 530/02 07/24/01 05/15/01 05/15/01 05/15/01 04/07/00 4/7/00 04/07/00

Work days open 1768 1830 1835 2047 2095 2095 2095 2372 2372 2372

NGA 07/15/09 03/24/09 03/10/09 03/03/09

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 131 140 145

NGB

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NORTHCOM

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRO 09/23/09 09/22/09 07/31/09

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 42

NSA 03/17/09 03/11/09 02/26/09 12/11/08 09/12/08 08/22/08 08/12/08 02/04/08 04/02/07 12/15/05

Work days open 139 143 152 203 264 278 286 419 630 953

OSD/JS 12/02/08 11/26/08 11/21/08 11/14/08 11/07/08 11/06/08 11/06/08 10/29/08 10/16/08 10/10/08

Work days open 231 234 237 242 246 247 247 253 262 265

 
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C. Ten Oldest Consultations Pending

Component 10th Oldest 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest

PACOM 08/10/09 08/04/09 08/03/09 08/03/09 06/29/09 04/15/09 04/14/09 04/01/09 01/20/09 07/18/08

Work days open 36 40 41 41 65 117 118 127 176 300

SOCOM 06/22/07 06/20/07 02/12/07 02/09/07 01/23/06 01/03/06 11/21/05 03/08/05 11/17/04 03/23/04

Work days open 568 570 660 661 924 937 965 1144 1217 1382

SOUTHCOM 06/11/07

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 577

STRATCOM

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TRANSCOM 12/09/01 12/01/01 10/12/00 06/30/00 04/27/00 02/14/00 02/09/00 01/31/97 07/22/96 06/29/95

Work days open 1952 1957 2242 2313 2358 2410 2413 3170 3302 3563

TRICARE

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Agency Oldest 06/30/00 04/27/00 4/7/00 4/7/00 4/7/00 02/14/00 02/09/00 01/31/97 07/22/96 06/29/95

Work days open 2,313 2,358 2372 2372 2372 2,410 2,413 3,170 3,302 3,563
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Table 27

D. Comparisons of Number of Requests from Previous and 

Current Annual Report

Number of Requests Received Number of Requests Processed

Component

Number 

Received 

During FY08 

Number 

Received 

During FY09

Number 

Processed 

During FY08 

Number Processed 

During FY09 

AF 8287 7956 8351 7868

AFRICOM 0 25 0 22

ASBCA 20 15 20 15

ARMY 35688 32224 35370 32570

CENTCOM 220 171 178 140

DCAA 114 90 117 83

DCMA 180 255 172 275

DeCA 64 126 64 118

DFAS 238 256 236 246

DIA 1089 688 943 727

DISA 339 324 357 317

DLA 5516 5866 5541 5873

DoDEA 47 67 47 67

DoDIG 386 313 377 333

DSS 81 62 79 61

DTIC 54 172 51 161

DTRA 159 229 153 221

EUCOM 37 41 25 35

JFCOM 28 36 12 13

NAVY 14405 14476 14928 14528

NGA 132 154 59 119

NGB 0 21 0 18

NORTHCOM 38 35 38 30

NRO 188 269 175 227

NSA 1305 987 1358 963

OSD/JS 2002 1969 2322 2424

PACOM 93 92 145 109

SOCOM 158 139 198 186

SOUTHCOM 138 136 168 152

STRATCOM 42 44 42 40

TRANSCOM 88 112 85 108

TRICARE 92 84 88 84

Agency Overall 71,228 67,434 71,699 68,133
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Table 28

D. Comparisons of Number of Backlogged Requests from Previous and Current 

Annual Report

Component Number of Backlogged Requests for FY0833 Number of Backlogged Requests for FY09

AF 789 725

AFRICOM 0 1

ASBCA 0 0

ARMY 2950 3542

CENTCOM 182 198

DCAA 0 6

DCMA 25 9

DeCA 0 3

DFAS* 11 21

DIA* 2569 2561

DISA 157 250

DLA* 107 65

DoDEA 3 4

DoDIG* 36 32

DSS 2 1

DTIC 0 16

DTRA 10 15

EUCOM 53 59

JFCOM 48 67

NAVY* 1402 1139

NGA* 158 291

NGB 0 0

NORTHCOM 0 4

NRO* 49 66

NSA 282 357

OSD/JS* 2293 1708

PACOM 37 35

SOCOM 240 179

SOUTHCOM* 97 81

STRATCOM 1 1

TRANSCOM* 54 58

TRICARE 11 11

Agency Overall 11,571 11,505

 

33 The numbers in this column should equal the numbers reported in the previous year’s report. The numbers for the 

* components are different because more accurate accounting systems recalculated the previous year’s ending 

numbers and some re-characterized their backlogged FOIA requests as consultations (see footnote 32)
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Table 29

34

E. Comparisons of Number of Backlogged Administrative 

Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report

Component Number of Backlogged Appeals

for FY0835

Number of Backlogged Appeals

for FY09

AF 25 33

AFRICOM* 0 0

ASBCA 0 0

ARMY 55 0

CENTCOM* 0 0

DCAA 0 0

DCMA 0 0

DeCA 0 1

DFAS 0 0

DIA 191 200

DISA 0 2

DLA 6 6

DoDEA* 0 0

DoDIG 7 13

DSS 0 0

DTIC 0 0

DTRA 0 0

EUCOM* 0 0

JFCOM 0 0

NAVY 45 7

NGA 7 11

NGB 0 0

NORTHCOM* 0 0

NRO 4 7

NSA 7 23

 

34 * Not all components process administrative appeals. OSD/JS FOIA Appeals Branch processes the following 

components’ appeals: AFRICOM, CENTCOM, DoDEA, DTIC, EUCOM, JFCOM, NGB, NORTHCOM, PACOM, 

SOCOM, SOUTHCOM, TRANSCOM, and TRICARE.

35 The numbers in this column should equal the numbers reported in the previous year’s report. The numbers for AF 

and NRO components are different because of more accurate accounting systems. EUCOM, SOCOM, and 

TRANSCOM mistakenly reported backlogged appeals for FY08. They do not process appeals; FY08 backlog 

number corrected on this year’s report.
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E. Comparisons of Number of Backlogged Administrative 

Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report

Component Number of Backlogged Appeals

for FY0835

Number of Backlogged Appeals

for FY09

OSD/JS 339 272

PACOM* 0 0

SOCOM* 0 0

SOUTHCOM* 0 0

STRATCOM* 0 0

TRANSCOM* 0 0

TRICARE* 0 0

Agency Overall 686 575