DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

ANNUAL REPORT

FOR

FISCAL YEAR 2010

DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION  

AND MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 

REPORT FOR 

FISCAL YEAR 2010 

Report Period: October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Department of Defense Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) program processed 

74,790 requests for records under the FOIA. Requests were granted in full for 29,491 requests; a 

partial release of documents was made in 16,133 requests; and 2,260 requests were denied on the 

basis of FOIA exemptions. The privacy exemptions, Exemptions 6 and 7(C), were the most 

common exemptions, combining for approximately 62% of all exemptions used. The number of 

pending FOIA requests for the Department of Defense at the end of fiscal year 2010 was 12,115 

a 9% reduction from the 13,332 requests pending in the fiscal year 2009. 

The number of backlogged requests (those still open past the statutory response time) for 

fiscal year 2010 is 7,657, a 31% reduction from the 11,025 pending requests at the end of fiscal 

year 2009. The backlog was reduced by 3,368 requests. A key component to the backlog 

reduction was the effort by the Department of the Army, which reduced its backlog by 68% of 

requests from 3,542 requests to 1,141 requests. Other components also significantly contributed 

to the reduction in the backlog. Defense Information Systems Agency, for example, reduced its 

backlog from 250 requests to 13 requests – a 95% percent reduction. 

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

litigation costs, increased to $91,986,264 in fiscal year 2010 compared to $88,725,299 in fiscal 

year 2009. The average cost of processing a FOIA request in the Department of Defense during 

this period was approximately $1,230. 

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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 2 

IV. Exemption 3 Statutes 7 

V. FOIA Requests 13 

VI. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests 21 

VII. FOIA Requests: Response Time for Processed and Pending Requests 33 

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. Paul Levitan 

 Senior Freedom of Information Act Policy Analyst 

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 2010 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. 

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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 not to be granted: 

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

Federal Agency. 

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. 

III. Acronyms, Definitions, and Exemptions

1. Acronyms and 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 

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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 

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 

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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 

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 

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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 

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 

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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 2 4 

ARMY 2 

2 5 USC App 4 

§ 105(b)(2) 

Protecting Financial 

Disclosure Reports of 

Special Government 

Employees 

No AF 1 1 

3 10 USC §128 Unclassified Special 

Nuclear Weapons 

Information 

No AF 5 11 

ARMY 4 

OSD/JS 2 

4 10 USC §130 Unclassified 

Technical Data with 

Military or Space 

Application 

Yes1 AF 22 69 

ARMY 25 

DIA 3 

DTRA 3 

NAVY 8 

NSA 3 

OSD/JS 3 

PACOM 2 

5 10 USC §130b Personally 

Identifying 

Information of 

Personnel in 

Overseas, Sensitive 

or Routinely 

Deployable Units 

Yes2 AF 158 615 

AFRICOM 1 

ARMY 47 

CENTCOM 54 

DCMA 3 

DIA 1 

DoDEA 12 

DoD IG 1 

EUCOM 9 

NAVY 196 

 

1

 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). 

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Hiken 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 Total Number 

upon per Component of Times 

Relied upon by 

Agency 

OSD/JS 23 

PACOM 3 

SOCOM 14 

SOUTHCOM 93 

6 10 USC §130c Certain Sensitive 

Information of 

Foreign Governments 

and International 

Organizations 

Yes3 AF 4 63 

ARMY 4 

CENTCOM 1 

DIA 2 

DoD IG 2 

DTRA 3 

EUCOM 2 

NAVY 2 

NORTHCOM 1 

OSD/JS 15 

PACOM 3 

SOUTHCOM 23 

STRATCOM 1 

7 10 USC §424 Organizational and 

Personnel 

Information for DIA, 

NRO, and NGA 

Yes4 CENTCOM 3 411 

DIA 323 

DOD IG 2 

JFCOM 1 

NAVY 1 

NGA 17 

NRO 53 

OSD/JS 9 

PACOM 2 

8 10 USC §455 Maps, Charts, and 

Geodetic Data 

No DIA 2 2 

9 10 USC §457 Operational files of 

former National 

Photographic 

Interpretation Agency 

No DIA 1 5 

NGA 4 

10 10 USC 

§613a(a) 

Proceedings of 

Promotion Selection 

No AF 2 7 

ARMY 4 

 

3

 Nat’l Inst. Of Military Justice v. DoD 404 F. Supp 2d 325, 335-337 (D.D.C. 2005), aff’d on other grounds, 512 

f.3D 677 (D.C. Cir 208), cert. denied, 129 S. Ct.(U.S. 2008; ACLU v. Dep’t of Defense, 389 F. Supp. 2d 547, 554 

(S.D.N.Y. 2005). 

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 Miller v. DoJ, 562 D. Supp. 2d 82, 112 (D.D.C. 2008). Wickerwire Gavin, P.C. v. Def Intelligence Agency, 330 F. 

Supp. 2d 592, 602 (E.D. Va. 2004). 

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Exemption 3 Statutes Relied upon to Withhold Information 

Statute Type of Information 

Withheld 

Case 

Citation 

Number of Times Relied Total Number 

upon per Component of Times 

Relied upon by 

Agency 

Boards OSD/JS 1 

11 10 USC §1102 Medical Quality 

Assurance Records 

Yes5 AF 5 16 

ARMY 5 

NAVY 5 

OSD\JS 1 

12 10 USC 

§2305(g) 

DoD Contractor 

Proposals 

Yes6 AF 53 340 

ARMY 216 

DIA 1 

DISA 8 

DLA 27 

DoDEA 2 

NAVY 23 

NSA 1 

OSD/JS 2 

SOCOM 2 

TRANSCOM 5 

13 10 USC 

§2485(h) 

Food donation 

program 

No DeCA 2 2 

14 10 USC 

§2640(h) 

Charter air 

transportation for 

members of armed 

forces 

No DIA 1 1 

15 12 USC §3403 Confidentiality of 

Financial Records 

No ARMY 1 7 

NAVY 1 

NGA 5 

16 16 USC 

§470w-3 

National Historic 

Preservation 

Information 

Yes7 AF 1 43 

ARMY 42 

17 18 USC 

§798(a) 

Communications 

Intelligence and 

Cytological Devices 

Yes8 DIA 6 383 

NSA 377 

 

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 Goodrich v. Dept of Air Force, 404 F. Supp. 2d 48, 50-51 (D.D.C. 2005); Dayton Newspapers, Inc. v Dep’t of the 

Air Force, 107 F Supp. 2d 912, 917 (S.D. Ohio 1999). 6

 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). 

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 Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C. 2003), summary affirmance granted, No. 

03-5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.D.Cir Aug. 25, 2004 

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 Larson v. Dept of State, 565 F 3d 857, 868-869 (D.C. Cir. 2009);N.Y. Times Co. v. DoD 499 F. Supp. 2d 501, 512 

(S.D.N.Y. 2007); Adejumobi v. NSA, No. 07-1237, 2007 WL 4247878, at *3 (M.D. Fla Dec 3, 2007), aff’d per 

curiam, 287 F A[[ 770 (11th Cir. 208). 

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Exemption 3 Statutes Relied upon to Withhold Information 

Statute Type of Information 

Withheld 

Case 

Citation 

Number of Times Relied Total Number 

upon per Component of Times 

Relied upon by 

Agency 

18 USC §3509 Child Victims' and 

Child Witnesses' 

Rights 

No AF 1 1 

18 22 USC 

§2778(e) Sec 

38(e) of the 

Arms Export 

Control Act 

Information Subject 

to Arms Exports 

Controls 

Yes9 AF 3 14 

ARMY 4 

NAVY 2 

OSD/JS 5 

19 26 USC §6103 Confidentiality and 

Disclosure of Returns 

and Return 

Information 

Yes10 NSA 1 1 

20 35 USC §181-

188 

Secrecy of Certain 

Inventions and 

Withholding of 

Patents 

No OSD/JS 2 2 

21 35 USC §205 Confidentiality of 

Inventions 

No OSD/JS 1 1 

22 41 USC 

§253b(m)(1) 

Certain Contractor 

Proposals not yet in a 

Contract 

Yes11 AF 2 24 

ARMY 21 

NAVY 1 

23 41 USC §423 Contract Source 

Selection 

Yes12 AF 1 1 

24 42 USC § 

290dd-2 

Confidentiality of 

Patent Records 

No NAVY 2 2 

25 42 USC 

§2162(a) 

(Restricted 

Data) 

42 USC 

§2168(a)(1)(C) 

Information 

Regarding Atomic 

Energy: Restricted 

and Formerly 

Restricted Data (A.E. 

Act of 1954) (specific 

Yes13 AF 2 43 

DTRA 2 

OSD/JS 39 

 

9

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

(D.D.C Nov. 23, 1998). 

10 Church of Scientology v. IRS, 484 U.S. 9, 15 (1987) (26 U.S.C. §6103); Tax Analysts v. IRS, 217 F. Supp. 2d 23, 

27-29 (D.D/C 2002) (26 U.S.C. 6105. 

11 Hornbostel v. U.S. Dept. of Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C. 203), summary affirmance granted, No. 03-

5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug 25, 2004). 

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

(E.D. Cal. May 4, 2001) (dictum). 

13 Meeropol v. Smith, No. 75-1121, slip op. at 53-55 (D.D.C. Feb. 29 1984), aff’d in relevant part & remanded in 

part on other grounds sub nom, Meeropol v. Meese, 790 F.2d 942 (D.C. Cir. 1986). 

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Exemption 3 Statutes Relied upon to Withhold Information 

Statute Type of Information 

Withheld 

Case 

Citation 

Number of Times Relied Total Number 

upon per Component of Times 

Relied upon by 

Agency 

(Formerly 

Restricted 

Data) 

applicable sections 

must be invoked) 

26 50 USC §402 

Note Sec 6, 

P.L. 86-36 

NSA Functions and 

Information 

Yes14 NSA 577 583 

OSD/JS 5 

CENTCOM 1 

27 50 USC 403g CIA Functions & 

Information 

Yes15 OSD/JS 4 4 

28 50 USC §403-

1(i)(1) 

Intelligence Sources 

and Methods 

Yes16 AF 1 433 

CENTCOM 1 

DIA 14 

JFCOM 1 

NSA 382 

NRO 16 

OSD/JS 13 

PACOM 3 

TRANSCOM 2 

29 50 USC §421 Identities of US 

Undercover 

Intelligence Officers, 

Agents, Informants 

and Sources 

No 

OSD/JS 2 

2 

30 50 USC §435 

Note Sec 

1082, P.L. 

102-190 

Information 

Concerning US 

Personnel Classified 

as POW/MIA During 

No OSD/JS 5 5 

 

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

F.2d 824, 827-28 (D.C. Cir. 1979); Roman v. NSA, No. 07-CV-4502, 2009 WL 303686, at *5-6 (E.D.N.Y Feb. 9, 

2009). 

15 Larson v. Dept of State, 565 F. 3d 857, 868-869 (D.C. Cir. 2009); Berman v. CIA, 501 F.3d 1136, 1137-38, 1140 

(9th Cir., 2007); Makky v Chertoff, 489 F.Supp. 2d 421, 442 (D.N.J. 2007), aff’d on other grounds, 541 F. 3d 205 

(3d Cir 2008). 

16 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 the 

responsibility of the 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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Exemption 3 Statutes Relied upon to Withhold Information 

Statute Type of Information 

Withheld 

Case 

Citation 

Number of Times Relied Total Number 

upon per Component of Times 

Relied upon by 

Agency 

the Vietnam and 

Korean Conflicts 

(“McCain Bill”) 

31 50 USC Appx 

§2170(c) 

Authority to Review 

Certain Mergers, 

Acquisitions, and 

Takeovers 

No OSD/JS 2 2 

32 P.L. 100-180, 

Sec 276(a) 

Protection of 

Sematech 

Information 

No ARMY 1 1 

33 IG Act of 

1978, Sec 7(b). 

P.L. 95-452 

Confidentiality of 

Employee 

Complaints to the IG 

No DoD IG 8 8 

 

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V. FOIA Requests

Table 2

A. Received, Processed and Pending FOIA Requests 

Component 

Number of 

Requests 

Pending as of 

the Start of the 

FY1017

Number of 

Requests 

Received in 

FY10 

Number of 

Requests 

Processed in 

FY10 

Number of 

Requests 

Pending as of 

the End of 

FY10 

AF 1168 7812 7899 1081 

AFRICOM 3 5 1 7 

ASBCA 0 2 2 0 

ARMY 4437 37,081 37,681 3837 

CENTCOM 217 337 309 245 

DCAA 10 103 111 2 

DCMA 18 234 200 52 

DeCA 8 258 260 6 

DFAS 21 203 215 9 

DIA 2629 610 938 2301 

DISA 142 558 639 61 

DLA 102 6858 6769 191 

DoDEA 6 59 58 7 

DoD IG 37 416 352 101 

DSS 1 39 40 0 

DTIC 16 90 96 10 

DTRA 26 176 169 33 

EUCOM 59 79 75 63 

JFCOM 65 50 107 8 

NAVY 1694 14303 14,410 1587 

 

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the end of FY09. The differences in numbers for AF, DISA, DoD IG, JFCOM, NAVY, NORTHCOM, NSA, 

OSD/JS, PACOM, SOCOM, and STRATCOM are due to better accounting methods which caused some minor 

discrepancy in starting numbers. The numbers for OSD/JS are also different because some cases reported as 

“pending FOIA requests” at the end of FY09 were re-classified as consultations. 

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A. Received, Processed and Pending FOIA Requests 

Component 

Number of 

Requests 

Pending as of 

the Start of the 

FY1017

Number of 

Requests 

Received in 

FY10 

Number of 

Requests 

Processed in 

FY10 

Number of 

Requests 

Pending as of 

the End of 

FY10 

NGA 291 244 318 217 

NGB 3 46 47 2 

NORTHCOM 4 55 55 4 

NRO 91 262 302 51 

NSA 365 1243 1065 543 

OSD/JS 1561 1695 1899 1357 

PACOM 34 85 91 28 

SOCOM 172 155 168 159 

SOUTHCOM 81 175 189 67 

STRATCOM 2 101 86 17 

TRANSCOM 58 123 164 17 

TRICARE 11 115 75 51 

Agency Total 13,332 73,572 74,790 12,115 
Table 3

B(1). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- All Processed Reque

Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other Than Exe

Component 

Number of Grant in 

Full 

Number of Partial 

Grants / Partial 

Denials 

Number of Full 

Denials Based on 

Exemptions 

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 

AF 2377 1777 285 1023 279 587 212 121 139 72 AFRICOM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASBCA 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARMY 15,542 8347 813 4310 4027 987 459 282 1564 383 CENTCOM 19 102 10 59 51 8 0 0 4 9 DCAA 16 18 8 28 18 4 0 4 1 12 DCMA 43 32 4 18 3 7 8 1 28 8 DeCA 207 6 2 12 0 31 0 0 0 2 DFAS 110 52 7 6 14 8 1 2 4 3 DIA 37 319 51 307 16 32 0 1 11 43 DISA 173 106 20 67 130 40 70 1 1 0 DLA 6028 229 26 69 113 87 63 10 16 7 DoDEA 17 25 3 3 1 4 1 0 0 3 DoD IG 24 132 58 47 14 11 1 15 14 27 DSS 12 10 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 1 

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B(1). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- All Processed Reque

Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other Than Exe

Component 

Number of Grant in 

Full 

Number of Partial 

Grants / Partial 

Denials 

Number of Full 

Denials Based on 

Exemptions 

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 

DTIC 52 1 1 16 10 1 0 0 0 0 DTRA 22 82 6 23 6 6 1 5 1 5 EUCOM 9 18 9 25 7 4 0 0 0 3 JFCOM 9 16 0 18 29 16 0 2 2 4 NAVY 4231 3896 413 1067 1773 376 244 408 229 484 NGA 43 28 25 22 2 52 2 25 0 4 NGB 7 6 1 13 3 3 2 5 0 1 NORTHCOM 13 20 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 9 NRO 68 68 6 49 10 2 16 1 32 41 NSA 49 251 353 126 1 67 32 6 36 18 OSD/JS 246 366 78 214 73 155 31 71 56 15 PACOM 14 22 12 12 15 5 1 1 0 4 SOCOM 21 24 10 21 34 14 3 1 0 8 SOUTHCOM 27 75 32 31 9 3 0 2 0 3 STRATCOM 16 22 4 20 0 3 0 2 1 0 TRANSCOM 40 61 10 16 6 2 1 0 0 10 TRICARE 18 21 7 13 0 1 8 0 0 5 Agency Total 29,491 16,133 2260 7657 6647 2516 1156 966 2139 1184 
Table 4 

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

Component Description of “Other” Reasons for Denial from 

Table 3 

Number 

of Times 

Relied on 

Total 

AF Administratively Closed 357 604 

Litigation 5 

Misdirected Request 126 

Publicly Available 57 

Unable to Contact Requester 59 

AFRICOM N/A 0 0 

ASBCA N/A 0 0 

ARMY Administratively Closed 59 359 

Misdirected Request 296 

Litigation 1 

Publicly Available 3 

CENTCOM Administratively Closed 23 37 

Litigation 13 

Publicly Available 1 

DCAA N/A 0 0 

DCMA 

Administratively Closed 38 

Misdirected Request 8 46 

DeCA N/A 0 0 

DFAS Administratively Closed 6 6 

DIA Administratively Closed 33 108 

Unable to Contact Requester 75 

DISA Administratively Closed 27 27 

DLA Administratively Closed 7 88 

Litigation 1 

Misdirected Request 76 

Publicly Available 4 

DoDEA Misdirected Request 1 1 

DoD IG Litigation 1 1 

DSS N/A 0 0 

DTIC Administratively Closed 10 15 

Misdirected Request 4 

Publicly Available 1 

DTRA Administratively Closed 4 8 

Misdirected Request 3 

Publicly Available 1 

17 
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B (2). Disposition of FOIA Requests – “Other Reasons” 

Component Description of “Other” Reasons for Denial from 

Table 3 

Number 

of Times 

Relied on 

Total 

EUCOM N/A 0 0 

JFCOM Administratively Closed 1 11 

Misdirected Request 1 

Publicly Available 9 

NAVY Administratively Closed 410 972 

Litigation 2 

Misdirected Request 465 

Publicly Available 95 

NGA Administratively Closed 111 111 

NGB N/A 0 0 

NORTHCOM N/A 0 0 

NRO Misdirected Request 3 7 

Publicly Available 4 

NSA Administratively Closed 59 79 

Misdirected Request 9 

Publicly Available 11 

OSD/JS Administratively Closed 50 544 

Litigation 21 

Misdirected Request 438 

Publicly Available 30 

Unable to Contact Requester 5 

PACOM Administratively Closed 5 5 

SOCOM Administratively Closed 25 26 

Publicly Available 1 

SOUTHCOM Administratively Closed 1 5 

Litigation 4 

STRATCOM Administratively Closed 6 17 

Misdirected Request 11 

TRANSCOM Administratively Closed 5 18 

Publicly Available 13 

TRICARE N/A 0 0 

Agency Overall 

Administratively Closed 1237 3095 

Litigation 48 

Misdirected Request 1441 

Publicly Available 230 

Unable to Contact Requester 139 
Table 5

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

Applied 

Component 

Ex. 1 

Ex. 2 

Ex. 3 

Ex. 4 

Ex. 5 

Ex. 6 

Ex. 7(A) 

Ex. 7(B) 

Ex. 7(C) 

Ex. 7(D) 

Ex. 7(E) 

Ex. 7(F) 

AF 58 150 266 430 320 1417 109 20 807 107 13 8 AFRICOM 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASBCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARMY 80 2154 356 857 869 6933 493 5 4093 126 14 10 CENTCOM 58 68 60 0 22 78 3 0 1 0 0 0 DCAA 0 3 0 2 5 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 DCMA 0 2 3 16 3 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 DeCA 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 DFAS 0 1 0 14 2 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 DIA 191 294 387 26 50 89 2 0 12 11 8 2 DISA 1 51 8 33 8 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 DLA 0 2 27 89 112 48 2 0 13 0 0 0 DoDEA 0 2 14 7 9 21 0 1 5 0 1 0 DoD IG 9 80 13 2 49 188 49 4 167 3 50 0 DSS 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 DTIC 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 DTRA 1 58 8 51 0 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 

19 
20 

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

Applied 

Component 

Ex. 1 

Ex. 2 

Ex. 3 

Ex. 4 

Ex. 5 

Ex. 6 

Ex. 7(A) 

Ex. 7(B) 

Ex. 7(C) 

Ex. 7(D) 

Ex. 7(E) 

Ex. 7(F) 

EUCOM 19 1 9 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 JFCOM 7 4 1 0 2 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 NAVY 44 164 498 294 264 3424 192 10 1974 27 22 2 NGA 42 2 21 10 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 NGB 0 1 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 NORTHCOM 8 10 2 2 5 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 NRO 56 4 69 5 2 27 2 1 6 2 2 1 NSA 415 61 580 12 15 101 2 1 6 6 5 1 OSD/JS 135 161 75 76 99 239 12 3 25 2 4 6 PACOM 21 9 13 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 SOCOM 5 16 20 8 4 19 2 0 1 0 0 0 SOUTHCOM 103 40 59 0 20 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 STRATCOM 8 16 1 0 7 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 TRANSCOM 18 2 10 63 2 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 TRICARE 0 4 9 17 8 9 2 0 1 1 1 0 Agency Total 1279 3364 2512 2020 1895 13083 875 45 7113 286 121 30 % of Total Times Used 

3.9 10.3 7.7 6.2 5.8 40.1 2.7 0.1 21.8 0.9 0.4 0.1 
VI. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA 

Requests18

Table 6

A. Received, Processed and Pending Administrative 

Appeals 

Component 

Number of 

Appeals Pending 

as of the Start of 

the FY1019

Number of 

Appeals 

Received in 

FY10 

Number of 

Appeals 

Processed in 

FY10 

Number of 

Appeals 

Pending as of 

the End of FY10

AF 51 256 210 97 

ASBCA 0 0 0 0 

ARMY 17 164 154 27 

DCAA 0 4 4 0 

DCMA 0 5 2 3 

DeCA 0 0 0 0 

DFAS 1 2 3 0 

DIA 217 50 57 210 

DISA 2 2 0 4 

DLA 8 11 17 2 

DoD IG 17 29 26 20 

DSS 0 0 0 0 

DTRA 0 2 2 0 

NAVY 20 327 327 20 

NGA 11 6 11 6 

NRO 7 3 6 4 

NSA 23 77 56 44 

 

18 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. 

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

the end of FY09. The differences in numbers for AF, DIA DoD IG and OSD/JS are due to better accounting 

methods which caused some minor discrepancy in starting numbers. 

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A. Received, Processed and Pending Administrative 

Appeals 

Component 

Number of 

Appeals Pending 

as of the Start of 

the FY1019

Number of 

Appeals 

Received in 

FY10 

Number of 

Appeals 

Processed in 

FY10 

Number of 

Appeals 

Pending as of 

the End of FY10

OSD/JS 273 169 148 294 

Agency Total 647 1107 1023 731 

22 
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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 19 27 19 145 210 

ASBCA20 0 0 0 0 0 

ARMY 76 12 11 55 154 

DCAA 2 2 0 0 4 

DCMA 0 0 1 1 2 

DeCA 0 0 0 0 0 

DFAS 2 1 0 0 3 

DIA 1 13 10 33 57 

DISA 0 0 0 0 0 

DLA 2 8 1 6 17 

DoD IG 3 11 0 12 26 

DSS 0 0 0 0 0 

DTRA 0 0 0 2 2 

NAVY 84 26 26 191 327 

NGA 4 4 1 2 11 

NRO 3 0 1 2 6 

NSA 37 3 1 15 56 

OSD/JS 13 32 25 78 148 

Agency Total 246 139 96 542 1023 

 

20 ABSCA, DeCA and DSS did not process any appeals in FY10. 
Table 8

C(1). Reasons for Denials on Appeal -- Number of Times Ex

Applied. 

Component 

Ex. 1 

Ex. 2 

Ex. 3 

Ex. 4 

Ex. 5 

Ex. 6 

Ex. 7(A) 

Ex. 7(B) 

Ex. 7(C) 

Ex. 7(D) 

Ex. 7(E) 

Ex. 7(F) 

AF 4 5 6 8 12 19 0 0 5 1 0 0 ASBCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARMY 4 19 3 6 13 51 9 1 27 1 0 0 DCAA 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 DCMA 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 DFAS 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 DIA 9 10 10 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 DISA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DLA 0 0 1 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 DoD IG 0 4 0 0 1 14 0 0 13 0 0 0 DSS 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 

24 
25 

C(1). Reasons for Denials on Appeal -- Number of Times Ex

Applied. 

Component 

Ex. 1 

Ex. 2 

Ex. 3 

Ex. 4 

Ex. 5 

Ex. 6 

Ex. 7(A) 

Ex. 7(B) 

Ex. 7(C) 

Ex. 7(D) 

Ex. 7(E) 

Ex. 7(F) 

NAVY 14 10 10 1 17 46 7 0 27 0 0 0 NGA 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 NRO 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NSA 32 1 30 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 OSD/JS 24 9 18 3 8 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 Agency Total 92 58 81 20 60 154 19 2 76 3 2 1 % of Total Times Used 16.2 10.2 14.3 3.5 10.6 27.1 3.3 0.4 13.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 
Table 9

C(2). Reasons for Denials on Appeal -- Other Than Exem

Component 

No Records 

Referred at Initial 

Request 

Request 

Withdrawn 

Fee Related 

Reasons 

Records not 

Reasonably 

Described 

Improper Request 

Other Reasons 

Not Agency Record 

Duplicate Request 

on Appeal 

Request in 

Litigation 

Expedited Request 

AF 24 6 20 1 1 5 1 15 2 1 ASBCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARMY 30 7 0 1 0 2 0 8 2 0 DCAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DCMA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DeCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DFAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DIA 25 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 DISA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DLA 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 DoD IG 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 1 DSS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DTRA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

26 
27 

C(2). Reasons for Denials on Appeal -- Other Than Exem

Component 

No Records 

Referred at Initial 

Request 

Request 

Withdrawn 

Fee Related 

Reasons 

Records not 

Reasonably 

Described 

Improper Request 

Other Reasons 

Not Agency Record 

Duplicate Request 

on Appeal 

Request in 

Litigation 

Expedited Request 

NAVY 7 0 19 10 0 38 0 7 0 0 NGA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NRO 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NSA 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 OSD/JS 12 2 5 8 0 7 0 0 0 3 Agency Total 106 15 57 20 5 56 1 31 11 7 
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 

Misdirected 

68 

1 69 

ASBCA N/A 

ARMY Administratively Closed 5 5 

DCAA N/A 

DCMA N/A 

DeCA N/A 

DFAS N/A 

DIA Administratively Closed 3 3 

DISA N/A 

DLA N/A 

DoD IG N/A 

DSS N/A 

DTRA Administratively Closed 1 1 

NAVY Administratively Closed 120 120 

NGA N/A 

NRO N/A 

NSA Time Limit 6 6 

OSD/JS Administratively Closed 

Litigation 

Misdirected 

Expedited Processing 

Fee Waiver 

22 

1 

7 

8 

3 

41 

Agency Overall 

Administratively Closed 214 245 

Expedited Processing 8 

Fee Waiver 3 

Litigation 1 

Misdirected 8 

Time Limit 11 

 

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Table 11

C(4). Response Times for Administrative Appeals21 

Component 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

Days 

Lowest 

Number of 

Days 

Highest 

Number of 

Days 

AF 39 62 1 388 

ASBCA*22 N/A N/A N/A N/A 

ARMY 45 95 1 580 

DCAA 6 7 4 10 

DCMA 16 52 4 137 

DeCA* N/A N/A N/A N/A 

DFAS 30 27 19 32 

DIA 779 900 2 2896 

DISA 234 233 142 322 

DLA 56 120 8 440 

DoD IG 76 109 10 533 

DSS* N/A N/A N/A N/A 

DTRA 12 12 12 18 

NAVY 39 62 1 388 

NGA 181 369 6 1022 

NRO 58 152 12 679 

NSA 97 107 2 322 

OSD/JS 92 333 1 3359 

Agency Overall N/A 215 1 3359 

 

21 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 (Agency) medians. 

Furthermore, Army has multiple reporting components and is not able to compute medians for its overall totals. 

22 As denoted by a *: ABSCA, DeCA and DSS did not process any appeals in FY10. 
Table 12

C(5). Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals. 

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

AF 11/10/09 10/19/09 10/09/09 07/13/09 06/12/09 06/05/09 05/04/09 03/04/09 Work days open 223 239 244 307 327 332 355 398 ASBCA Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARMY 04/29/10 04/19/10 04/02/10 03/12/10 02/22/10 08/24/09 07/02/09 05/28/09 Work days open 107 115 126 141 155 277 313 338 DCAA Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DCMA 09/03/10 Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 DeCA Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DFAS 

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31 

C(5). Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals. 

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

Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DIA 12/20/02 12/20/02 12/16/02 11/08/02 05/21/02 05/25/01 02/22/01 11/09/00 Work days open 1947 1947 1951 1975 2094 2340 2406 2475 DISA 03/15/10 03/03/10 Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 148 DLA Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DoD IG 10/19/09 09/21/09 08/20/09 04/23/09 04/14/09 09/26/08 07/08/08 06/25/08 Work days open 239 258 279 362 369 503 560 568 DSS Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DTRA Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAVY 08/27/10 08/19/10 08/19/10 08/10/10 08/02/10 07/13/10 07/09/10 07/07/10 Work days open 23 29 29 36 42 56 58 60 NGA 04/21/10 02/24/10 12/19/08 06/14/06 
32 

C(5). Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals. 

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

Work days open 0 0 0 0 113 153 446 1076 NRO 08/13/09 03/19/08 Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 284 637 NSA 10/09/09 08/27/09 08/20/09 08/14/09 07/16/09 06/25/09 06/11/09 05/28/09 Work days open 244 274 279 283 304 318 328 338 OSD/JS 08/23/99 03/01/99 02/16/99 10/28/98 10/27/98 10/27/98 09/02/98 06/09/98 Work days open 2781 2904 2913 2986 2987 2987 3024 3084 Agency Overall 02/16/99 10/28/98 10/27/98 10/27/98 09/02/98 07/08/98 06/09/98 10/15/97 Work days open 2913 2986 2987 2987 3024 3064 3084 3245 
VII. FOIA Requests: Response Time for Processed and Pending FOIA R

Table 13

A. Processed Requests -- Response Time for All Processed Perfected Re

Simple Complex Ex

Component 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

Days 

Lowest 

Number of 

Days 

Highest 

Number of 

Days 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

Days 

Lowest 

Number of 

Days 

Highest 

Number of 

Days 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

AF 11 23 10 1044 36 87 1 1022 11 17 AFRICOM 34 34 34 34 ASBCA 1 1 1 1 ARMY N/A 28 <1 1984 N/A 54 <1 1633 N/A 7 CENTCOM 43 60 1 442 300 365 1 828 185 185 DCAA 6 23 1 365 77 81 20 225 DCMA 21 30 <1 193 91 125 32 408 DeCA 9 11 1 88 DFAS 4 11 1 59 18 23 1 133 7 6 DIA 11 11 1 20 938 1060 21 3418 DISA 47 295 1 2306 96 84 1 226 

33 

23 Due to the decentralized processing and tracking of FOIA requests within the DoD and because the DoD does not have the means to 

required data, it is not possible to calculate DoD (Agency) medians. Furthermore, Army has multiple reporting components and was nomedians for its overall totals. This applies to all tables with medians in Section VII. 
34 

A. Processed Requests -- Response Time for All Processed Perfected Re

Simple Complex Ex

Component 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

Days 

Lowest 

Number of 

Days 

Highest 

Number of 

Days 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

Days 

Lowest 

Number of 

Days 

Highest 

Number of 

Days 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

DLA 1 12 <1 257 1 30 <1 314 10 DoDEA 17 20 1 54 69 53 47 310 DoD IG 2 6 1 76 12 32 1 698 DSS 7 12 2 17 DTIC 16 35 1 233 DTRA 2 4 <1 18 20 35 <1 266 EUCOM 56 106 1 511 555 442 28 839 1 109 JFCOM 87 181 1 607 437 444 10 1119 NAVY 10 11 <1 70 322 137 67 560 NGA 26 221 <1 845 608 417 5 1074 NGB 5 15 1 124 34 48 1 147 NORTHCOM 17 12 1 39 NRO 7 10 <1 39 133 177 41 1364 5 5 

NSA 12 48 1 1457 822 1398 182 4189 78 78 

OSD/JS 4 15 <1 836 118 467 <1 4314 921 921 PACOM 2 3 <1 7 88 422 1 3757 81 184 SOCOM 2 60 1 1054 82 438 1 2423 970 970 SOUTHCOM 9 13 4 17 
35 

A. Processed Requests -- Response Time for All Processed Perfected Re

Simple Complex Ex

Component 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

Days 

Lowest 

Number of 

Days 

Highest 

Number of 

Days 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

Days 

Lowest 

Number of 

Days 

Highest 

Number of 

Days 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

STRATCOM 9 14 1 63 54 71 38 147 TRANSCOM 12 8 1 118 132 258 121 398 1 1 TRICARE 2 2 <1 3 30 65 <1 432 Agency Total N/A 24 <1 2306 N/A 127 <1 4314 N/A 8 
Table 14

B. Processed Requests -- Response Time for Perfected Requests fo

Information Was Granted 

Component 

Simple Complex Ex

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

Days 

Lowest 

Number of 

Days 

Highest 

Number of 

Days 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

Days 

Lowest 

Number of 

Days 

Highest 

Number of 

Days 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

AF 15 24 1 924 43 106 1 1022 11 17 AFRICOM 34 34 34 34 ASBCA 1 1 1 1 ARMY N/A 33 <1 1618 N/A 51 <1 932 N/A 3 CENTCOM 34 49 1 194 296 348 1 828 185 18DCAA 8 33 1 365 105 117 23 225 DCMA 26 39 <1 193 91 132 32 408 DeCA 10 11 1 88 DFAS 15 13 1 29 17 19 1 88 4 5 DIA 17 14 6 20 857 1048 21 3418 DISA 24 179 1 498 35 66 2 226 DLA 1 14 <1 257 1 25 <1 314 0 12 DoDEA 15 20 5 40 60 53 47 310 DoD IG 6 10 1 32 21 48 1 698 DSS 7 12 2 17 DTIC 20 51 1 233 

36 
37 

B. Processed Requests -- Response Time for Perfected Requests fo

Information Was Granted 

Simple Complex Ex

Component 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

Days 

Lowest 

Number of 

Days 

Highest 

Number of 

Days 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

Days 

Lowest 

Number of 

Days 

Highest 

Number of 

Days 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

DTRA 12 12 5 18 30 45 <1 266 EUCOM 57 138 2 511 JFCOM 33 72 5 234 676 542 10 975 NAVY 20 19 1 70 137 168 67 533 NGA 8 169 2 725 192 317 5 1074 NGB 124 43 1 124 74 83 3 147 NORTHCOM 13 13 1 23 NRO 6 11 <1 39 146 209 44 1364 5 5 NSA 37 121 2 1457 750 1108 182 4189 78 78 OSD/JS 7 40 1 836 106 530 2 4314 PACOM 1 2 1 3 87 292 3 2320 346 34SOCOM 9 37 1 240 643 600 9 1830 SOUTHCOM 63 85 55 123 STRATCOM 12 18 4 63 56 73 38 147 TRANSCOM 12 8 1 118 132 258 121 398 1 1 TRICARE 3 3 3 3 45 80 1 432 Agency Total N/A 24 <1 1618 N/A 127 <1 4314 N/A 8 
Table 15

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

Component 

< 1 day 

1-20 

21-40 

41-60 

61-80 

81-100 

101-120 

121-140 

141-160 

161-180 

181-200 

201-300 

301-400 

AF 404 4217 728 194 112 45 32 20 16 10 10 49 25 

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

ASBCA 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

ARMY 1266 12,738 1731 763 557 179 0 113 77 63 46 227 100 

CENTCOM 0 32 10 4 13 2 9 12 2 10 6 11 16 

DCAA 35 56 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 

DCMA 10 37 22 12 7 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 

DeCA 47 182 26 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DFAS 21 110 34 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

DIA 0 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

DISA 0 146 28 21 4 5 3 1 6 5 4 29 19 

DLA 5610 406 114 52 23 14 14 4 3 1 0 2 0 

DoDEA 0 27 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

DoD IG 13 33 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

DSS 0 33 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

DTIC 0 65 14 1 3 0 0 3 9 0 0 1 0 

DTRA 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

EUCOM 0 27 3 6 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 5 

JFCOM 0 16 3 1 2 0 4 0 1 1 0 3 5 

NAVY 1478 4947 1137 357 172 78 59 35 23 19 10 57 50 

NGA 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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

Component 

< 1 day 

1-20 

21-40 

41-60 

61-80 

81-100 

101-120 

121-140 

141-160 

161-180 

181-200 

201-300 

301-400 

NGB 0 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 

NORTHCOM 0 51 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

NRO 0 170 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

NSA 16 667 125 43 49 21 11 10 7 4 4 10 10 

OSD/JS 41 749 41 5 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 5 0 

PACOM 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

SOCOM 12 17 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 

SOUTHCOM 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

STRATCOM 0 47 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

TRANSCOM 13 4 5 8 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 

TRICARE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Agency Total 8993 24,930 4105 1487 958 360 139 203 145 113 83 400 231 
Table 16 – Processed Perfected Complex Requests

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

Component 

< 1 day 

1-20 

21-40 

41-60 

61-80 

81-100 

101-120 

121-140 

141-160 

161-180 

181-200 

201-300 

301-400 

AF 42 508 515 220 144 95 70 63 28 36 24 93 55 

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

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

ARMY 130 9410 1490 717 521 445 533 245 238 203 119 358 139 

CENTCOM 0 5 2 2 8 2 14 25 15 12 38 15 30 

DCAA 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 

DCMA 0 0 1 4 3 6 1 1 0 0 2 4 0 

DeCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DFAS 0 24 11 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 

DIA 0 0 46 15 12 11 12 10 11 6 8 50 36 

DISA 0 90 15 19 14 57 30 12 8 14 19 6 0 

DLA 104 200 90 45 42 19 5 2 4 4 2 3 1 

DoDEA 0 0 0 3 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 

DoD IG 34 166 50 17 11 2 3 3 4 2 1 5 2 

DSS 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 

DTRA 3 78 29 20 10 8 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 

EUCOM 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 

JFCOM 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 

NAVY 321 893 915 293 170 140 98 70 50 26 32 133 94 

NGA 0 1 10 5 8 2 4 6 5 0 6 24 47 

40 
41 

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

Component 

< 1 day 

1-20 

21-40 

41-60 

61-80 

81-100 

101-120 

121-140 

141-160 

161-180 

181-200 

201-300 

301-400 

NGB 0 9 5 2 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 

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

NRO 0 0 0 20 14 36 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 

NSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 

OSD/JS 3 148 146 69 57 47 27 21 23 15 14 37 30 

PACOM 0 15 6 8 4 10 2 6 1 2 3 5 2 SOCOM 4 33 14 9 3 4 1 0 2 0 1 4 6 

SOUTHCOM 0 0 23 28 17 12 5 2 0 1 3 5 36 

STRATCOM 0 0 2 11 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 

TRANSCOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 47 3 10 14 0 0 

TRICARE 1 25 13 9 3 9 2 0 0 2 6 2 0 

Agency Total 642 11,608 3393 1522 1055 909 838 532 398 333 293 756 483 
Table 17 – Processed Expedited Requests

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

Component 

< 1 day 

1-20 

21-40 

41-60 

61-80 

81-100 

101-120 

121-140 

141-160 

161-180 

181-200 

201-300 

301-400 

AF 1 18 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

AFRICOM 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 

ARMY 372 3755 32 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

CENTCOM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 

DCAA 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 

DeCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DFAS 3 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 

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

DLA 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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

DoD IG 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 

DTIC 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 

EUCOM 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 

NAVY 8 20 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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

42 
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C(3). Processed Expedited Requests -- Response Times in Day 

Component 

< 1 day 

1-20 

21-40 

41-60 

61-80 

81-100 

101-120 

121-140 

141-160 

161-180 

181-200 

201-300 

301-400 

NGB 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 

NRO 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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

OSD/JS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

PACOM 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 

SOCOM 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 

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

TRANSCOM 0 4 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 

Agency Total 387 3803 41 6 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 
Table 18

D. Pending Requests -- All Pending Perfected 

Requests. 

Expedited Simple Complex Processing 

Component 

 

Number 

Pending 

Median 

Number of 

da

ys 

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 578 28 142 499 40 93 3 9 8 

AFRICOM 3 262 194 1 16 16 0 0 0 

ASBCA 0 0 0 

ARMY 1527 N/A 68 1265 N/A 71 255 N/A 1 

CENTCOM 93 184 230 152 58 171 0 

DCAA 1 8 8 1 19 19 0 

DCMA 10 29 27 35 121 150 0 

DeCA 6 24 49 0 0 

DFAS 8 16 19 1 1 1 0 

DIA 45 13 13 2255 800 904 1 149 149 

DISA 6 502 415 55 66 61 0 

DLA 29 0 47 82 16 27 0 

DoDEA 5 47 35 3 89 100 0 

DoD IG 0 94 159 216 0 

DSS 0 0 0 

DTIC 10 9 9 0 0 

DTRA 0 24 32 66 0 

EUCOM 10 334 391 22 368 867 1 109 109 

JFCOM 1 18 18 6 500 434 0 

NAVY 253 951 1000 712 1000 2000 0 

NGA 0 182 114 233 0 

NGB 0 2 50 50 0 

NORTHCOM 3 16 17 0 0 

NRO 13 46 88 38 266 276 0 

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45 

D. Pending Requests -- All Pending Perfected 

Requests. 

Component 

 

Simple Complex Expedited 

Processing 

Number 

Pending 

Median 

Number of 

da

ys 

Average 

Number of 

days 

Number 

Pending 

Median 

Number of 

days 

Average 

Number of 

days 

Number 

Pending 

Median 

Number of 

days 

Average 

Number of 

days 

NSA 395 123 265 144 618 954 4 54 215 

OSD/JS 40 191 321 1307 728 863 1 122 122 

PACOM 0 28 711 936 0 

SOCOM 12 340 504 147 379 538 0 

SOUTHCOM 12 9 16 55 102 534 0 

STRATCOM 4 6 14 13 114 162 0 

TRANSCOM 0 17 448 240 0 

TRICARE 0 37 87 108 0 

Agency Total 3052 N/A 168 7122 N/A 711 265 N/A 6 
Table 19 – Ten Oldest Perfected Requests

E. Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests. 

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

AF 10/17/03 1/3/02 8/1/01 12/11/00 1/21/00 1/4/00 11/9/99 6/27/97 Work days open 1740 2190 2294 2455 2679 2691 2727 3320 AFRICOM 8/9/10 7/21/10 Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 50 ASBCA Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARMY 1/4/06 1/4/06 12/2/04 3/24/04 12/9/03 10/23/03 1/7/02 12/17/01 Work days open 1188 1188 1460 1634 1705 1736 2188 2200 CENTCOM 6/26/06 6/26/06 6/26/06 6/23/06 6/23/06 6/9/06 6/9/06 3/14/06 Work days open 1068 1068 1068 1069 1069 1079 1079 1141 DCAA Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DCMA 12/14/09 12/8/09 12/8/09 11/9/09 10/20/09 9/14/09 8/20/09 4/22/09 Work days open 201 205 205 224 238 263 279 363 DeCA 9/20/10 9/20/10 9/20/10 9/20/10 Work days open 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 DFAS 9/29/10 9/15/10 9/10/10 9/9/10 9/8/10 9/8/10 9/8/10 Work days open 0 1 11 14 15 16 16 16 

46 
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E. Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests. 

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

DIA 9/14/98 9/11/98 8/26/98 7/16/98 6/11/98 6/3/98 5/26/98 12/8/97 Work days open 3017 3018 3029 3058 3082 3088 3094 3209 DISA 7/30/10 7/28/10 7/27/10 6/9/10 6/9/10 4/26/10 6/17/09 4/13/09 Work days open 43 45 46 79 79 110 324 370 DLA 5/13/10 5/6/10 5/5/10 5/4/10 4/22/10 4/22/10 4/14/10 4/1/10 Work days open 97 102 103 104 112 112 118 127 DoDEA 9/21/10 9/20/10 9/15/10 9/10/10 9/9/10 6/29/10 Work days open 0 0 7 8 11 14 15 65 DoD IG 1/29/09 9/22/08 7/14/08 6/2/08 10/16/07 4/24/07 3/8/06 3/8/06 Work days open 421 507 556 585 741 862 1145 1145 DSS Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DTIC 9/30/10 9/30/10 9/30/10 9/28/10 9/23/10 9/20/10 9/13/10 9/13/10 Work days open 0.5 0.5 0.5 2 5 8 13 13 DTRA 7/1/10 7/1/10 7/1/10 3/15/10 3/15/10 3/15/10 12/10/09 12/10/09 Work days open 63 63 63 140 140 140 203 203 EUCOM 10/23/08 7/31/08 6/16/08 6/4/08 6/4/08 5/15/08 2/4/08 8/20/07 Work days open 485 543 575 583 583 596 668 780 JFCOM 9/7/10 9/2/10 8/28/09 10/3/08 10/3/08 Work days open 0 0 0 17 19 273 498 498 
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E. Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests. 

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

NAVY 04/08/09 12/30/08 12/03/08 11/21/08 10/07/08 08/10/08 05/15/08 08/04/04 Work days open 373 441 458 465 496 536 596 1542 NGA 3/26/09 3/17/09 1/4/09 11/13/08 8/5/08 4/24/08 3/3/08 6/12/07 Work days open 382 389 438 471 540 611 649 828 NGB Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NORTHCOM 9/13/10 Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 NRO 6/17/09 6/3/09 6/2/09 5/13/09 2/5/09 1/13/09 1/6/09 12/1/08 Work days open 324 334 335 348 416 432 437 460 NSA 9/19/97 7/11/97 11/15/96 9/19/96 5/16/96 5/2/96 3/29/96 3/28/96 Work days open 3262 3311 3474 3513 3600 3610 3634 3635 OSD/JS 11/28/94 10/20/94 8/25/94 7/6/94 3/23/94 2/22/94 11/23/93 11/23/93 Work days open 3969 3994 4032 4068 4140 4161 4221 4221 PACOM 10/24/06 10/24/06 10/24/06 10/24/06 10/24/06 8/2/06 3/9/06 8/9/04 Work days open 985 985 985 985 985 1042 1144 1539 SOCOM 5/13/04 5/13/04 3/29/04 8/14/03 8/14/03 6/17/03 3/31/03 3/10/03 Work days open 1598 1598 1631 1784 1784 1825 1880 1895 SOUTHCOM 6/11/07 4/24/07 4/24/07 1/4/07 1/4/07 10/25/06 8/2/06 5/10/06 Work days open 829 862 862 938 938 984 1042 1100 
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E. Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests. 

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

STRATCOM* 6/7/10 6/7/10 4/26/10 4/20/10 3/29/10 2/1/10 12/15/09 10/9/09 Work days open 81 81 110 114 130 169 200 244 TRANSCOM* 7/9/10 5/11/10 12/29/09 11/20/09 3/27/09 12/9/08 11/13/08 9/14/08 Work days open 58 99 191 216 381 454 471 512 TRICARE 2/17/10 1/14/10 1/5/10 12/28/09 12/14/09 12/4/09 12/1/09 11/3/09 Work days open 158 180 187 192 201 207 210 228 Agency Overall 10/20/94 8/25/94 7/6/94 3/23/94 3/15/94 2/22/94 11/23/93 11/23/93 Work days open 3994 4032 4068 4140 4146 4161 4221 4221 
VIII. Requests for Expedited Processing and Requests for Fee 

Waivers

Table 20

A. Requests for Expedited Processing. 24

Component 

Number 

Granted 

 Number 

Denied 

Median Days 

to 

Adjudicate 

Average 

Days to 

Adjudicate 

Number 

Adjudicated 

within 10 

Calendar 

Days 

AF 25 224 1 3 217 

AFRICOM 0 0 

ASBCA 0 0 

ARMY 219 25 N/A 2 171 

CENTCOM 2 15 5 4 17 

DCAA 0 2 2 2 2 

DCMA 0 5 1 4 4 

DeCA 0 0 

DFAS 3 0 7 6 3 

DIA 1 31 13 13 0 

DISA 0 0 

DLA 6 4 3 12 7 

DoDEA 0 0 

DoD IG 0 19 3 3 19 

DSS 0 0 

DTIC 0 0 

DTRA 0 0 

EUCOM 1 0 7 7 1 

JFCOM 0 2 1 1 2 

NAVY 18 33 60 78 55 

NGA 1 1 5 5 1 

NGB 0 0 

NORTHCOM 0 0 

NRO 2 0 5 5 2 

NSA 1 9 8 9 15 

 

24 If the component has neither granted nor denied expedited processing then the third, fourth and fifth columns are 

blank. 

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A. Requests for Expedited Processing. 24

Component 

Number 

Granted 

 Number 

Denied 

Median Days 

to 

Adjudicate 

Average 

Days to 

Adjudicate 

Number 

Adjudicated 

within 10 

Calendar 

Days 

OSD/JS 1 65 6 11 56 

PACOM 1 3 81 184 0 

SOCOM 0 0 

SOUTHCOM 0 0 

STRATCOM 0 0 

TRANSCOM 4 0 1 1 4 

TRICARE 0 0 

Agency Total 285 438 N/A 9 575 

 

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Table 21

B. Requests for Fee Waivers. 25

Component 

Number 

Granted 

Number 

Denied 

Median Days to 

Adjudicate 

Average Days to 

Adjudicate 

AF 79 246 1 4 

AFRICOM 0 0 

ASBCA 0 0 

ARMY 479 182 N/A 2 

CENTCOM 0 15 5 4 

DCAA 0 0 

DCMA 0 2 17 17 

DeCA 0 1 1 1 

DFAS 0 0 

DIA 0 0 

DISA 0 0 

DLA 15 2 1 2 

DoDEA 3 5 7 7 

DoD IG 1 3 1 1 

DSS 0 0 

DTIC 0 0 

DTRA 0 0 

EUCOM 20 0 3 5 

JFCOM 6 0 1 1 

NAVY 1032 124 217 307 

NGA 0 0 

NGB 0 2 8 8 

NORTHCOM 0 0 

NRO 0 0 

NSA 4 15 12 174 

OSD/JS 5 13 2 20 

PACOM 84 1 1 1 

 

25 If the component has neither granted nor denied fee waivers the third and fourth column is blank. 

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B. Requests for Fee Waivers. 25

Component 

Number 

Granted 

Number 

Denied 

Median Days to 

Adjudicate 

Average Days to 

Adjudicate 

SOCOM 1 0 0 0 

SOUTHCOM 0 0 

STRATCOM 0 0 

TRANSCOM 4 1 1 1 

TRICARE 3 1 69 84 

Agency Total 1736 613 N/A26 154 

 

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. 

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IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

Table 22

Component 

Personnel Costs 

Number 

of FullTime 

FOIA 

Employees 

Number of 

Equivalent 

Full-Time 

FOIA 

Employees

Total 

Number 

of Full 

Time 

FOIA 

Staff 

(add 

column 

1 and 2) 

Processing 

Costs (At 

initial 

request 

and appeal 

level) 

Litigation 

Related 

Costs 

Total Costs

AF 73 106.50 179.50 $11,748,222 $426,636 $12,174,858

AFRICOM 1 1.00 $72,394 $0 $72,394 

ASBCA 0 0.00 $10 $0 $10 

ARMY 142 113.00 255.00 $32,514,533 $1,227,646 $33,742,179

CENTCOM 16 6.63 22.63 $2,924,456 $202,000 $3,126,456 

DCAA 1 1.23 2.23 $312,892 $52,768 $365,660 

DCMA 0 3.50 3.50 $860,913 $28,508 $889,421 

DeCA 0 0.85 0.85 $69,000 $0 $69,000 

DFAS 3 1.00 4.00 $246,741 $0 $246,741 

DIA 24 2.50 26.50 $4,074,765 $517,614 $4,592,379 

DISA 3 3.00 $329,213 $0 $329,213 

DLA 10 7.30 17.30 $2,291,100 $3,780 $2,294,880 

DoDEA 1 1.00 $70,000 $0 $70,000 

DoD IG 3 0.50 3.50 $389,932 $10,000 $399,932 

DSS 1 1.00 $132,508 $0 $132,508 

DTIC 0 0.85 0.85 $162,558 $0 $162,558 

DTRA 2 2.25 4.25 $495,000 $0 $495,000 

EUCOM 1 1.00 $86,033 $9,632 $95,665 

JFCOM 2 2.00 4.00 $268,000 $0 $268,000 

NAVY 44 105.87 149.87 $13,282,260 $179,449 $13,461,709

NGA 1 1.30 2.30 $291,012 $2,070 $293,082 

NGB 0 0.15 0.15 $26,668 $0 $26,668 

NORTHCOM 1 1.00 $87,000 $0 $87,000 

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Component 

Personnel Costs 

Number 

of FullTime 

FOIA 

Employees 

Number of 

Equivalent 

Full-Time 

FOIA 

Employees

Total 

Number 

of Full 

Time 

FOIA 

Staff 

(add 

column 

1 and 2) 

Processing 

Costs (At 

initial 

request 

and appeal 

level) 

Litigation 

Related 

Costs 

Total Costs

NRO 2 2.00 4.00 $550,000 $5,000 $555,000 

NSA 9 8.08 17.08 $5,386,316 $85,252 $5,471,568 

OSD/JS 66 0.00 66.00 $7,566,201 $893,261 $8,459,462 

PACOM 2 2.00 $200,962 $0 $200,962 

SOCOM 11 4.63 15.63 $1,374,822 $0 $1,374,822 

SOUTHCOM 2 1.45 3.45 $275,000 $600,000 $875,000 

STRATCOM 1 1.00 $153,657 $0 $153,657 

TRANSCOM 1 2.00 3.00 $850,000 $0 $850,000 

TRICARE 1 0.50 1.50 $650,480 $0 $650,480 

Agency Total 424 374.09 798.09 $87,742,648 $4,243,616 $91,986,264
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 $32,791 0.28% 

AFRICOM $0 0.00% 

ASBCA $0 0.00% 

ARMY $213,105 0.66% 

CENTCOM $0 0.00% 

DCAA $176 0.06% 

DCMA $21,642 2.51% 

DeCA $0 0.00% 

DFAS $791 0.32% 

DIA $498 0.01% 

DISA $4,694 1.43% 

DLA $24,591 1.07% 

DoDEA $37 0.05% 

DoD IG $1 0.00% 

DSS $0 0.00% 

DTIC $0 0.00% 

DTRA $994 0.20% 

EUCOM $0 0.00% 

JFCOM $0 0.00% 

NAVY $83,570 0.63% 

NGA $0 0.00% 

NGB $0 0.00% 

NORTHCOM $0 0.00% 

NRO $1,186 0.22% 

NSA $2,916 0.05% 

OSD/JS $10,566 0.19% 

PACOM $71 0.04% 

SOCOM $468 0.03% 

SOUTHCOM $5,273 1.92% 

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Fees Collected for Processing Requests 

Component 

Total Amount of Fees 

Collected in Dollars Percent of Processing Costs 

STRATCOM $0 0.00% 

TRANSCOM $3,720 0.44% 

TRICARE $649 0.10% 

Agency Total $407,739 0.46% 

 

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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 2427

A. Backlog of FOIA Requests and Administrative 

Appeals. 

Component Number of Backlogged Requests 

as of End of FY10 

Number of Backlogged Appeals 

as of End of FY10 

AF 626 86 

AFRICOM* 7 N/A 

ASBCA 0 0 

ARMY 1141 21 

CENTCOM* 223 N/A 

DCAA 0 0 

DCMA 42 3 

DeCA 6 0 

DFAS 8 0 

DIA 2259 206 

DISA 13 4 

DLA 62 2 

DoDEA* 8 N/A 

DoD IG 82 17 

DSS 0 0 

DTIC* 10 N/A 

DTRA 15 0 

EUCOM* 63 N/A 

JFCOM* 7 N/A 

NAVY 975 20 

NGA 217 6 

NGB* 2 N/A 

NORTHCOM* 4 N/A 

NRO 46 4 

NSA 474 44 

OSD/JS 1061 244 

 

27 * 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. Backlog of FOIA Requests and Administrative 

Appeals. 

Number of Backlogged Requests Number of Backlogged Appeals Component as of End of FY10 as of End of FY10 

PACOM* 28 N/A 

SOCOM* 148 N/A 

SOUTHCOM* 67 N/A 

STRATCOM* 17 N/A 

TRANSCOM* 10 N/A 

TRICARE* 36 N/A 

Agency Total 7657 657 

 

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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 

FY1028

Number of 

Consultations 

Received 

from Other 

Agencies 

During the 

FY10 

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

that Were 

Processed During 

the FY10 

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

that Were Pending 

as of the End of 

the FY10 

AF 25 113 106 32 

AFRICOM 0 0 0 0 

ASBCA 0 0 0 0 

ARMY 40 201 225 16 

CENTCOM 50 71 87 34 

DCAA 0 1 1 0 

DCMA 0 0 0 0 

DeCA 0 0 0 0 

DFAS 0 1 0 1 

DIA 297 140 106 331 

DISA 6 3 8 1 

DLA 0 10 10 0 

DoDEA 0 0 0 0 

DoD IG 2 14 15 1 

DSS 0 0 0 0 

DTIC 0 0 0 0 

DTRA 2 8 10 0 

EUCOM 9 1 8 2 

JFCOM 20 18 34 4 

NAVY 100 387 400 87 

NGA 4 35 0 39 

NGB 0 0 0 0 

NORTHCOM 0 0 0 0 

NRO 3 31 26 8 

 

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

EUCOM, JFCOM, OSD/JS and SOCOM are different because more accurate accounting systems recalculated the 

previous year’s ending numbers and because some cases reported as “pending FOIA requests” at the end of FY09 

were re-classified as consultations. 

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62 

B. Consultations on FOIA Requests. 

Component 

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

that Were 

Pending as of 

Start of the 

FY1028

Number of 

Consultations 

Received 

from Other 

Agencies 

During the 

FY10 

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

that Were 

Processed During 

the FY10 

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

that Were Pending 

as of the End of 

the FY10 

NSA 31 184 161 53 

OSD/JS 309 191 132 368 

PACOM 11 15 22 4 

SOCOM 35 48 63 20 

SOUTHCOM 1 39 24 16 

STRATCOM 0 7 6 2 

TRANSCOM 24 8 20 12 

TRICARE 0 6 5 1 

Agency Total 969 1528 1469 1028 
Table 26

C. Ten Oldest Consultations Pending 

Component 

10th 

Oldest 

and 

Number 

of Days 

Pending 

9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 

AF 4/25/08 4/23/08 3/13/08 12/18/07 10/17/07 10/5/07 9/7/07 4/11/07 2Work days open 610 612 641 698 740 747 767 871 AFRICOM Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASBCA Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARMY 6/17/08 6/17/08 6/17/08 6/17/08 6/17/08 6/16/08 6/16/08 5/6/08 4Work days open 574 574 574 574 574 575 575 603 CENTCOM 10/8/09 9/29/09 9/23/09 8/31/09 7/9/09 6/8/09 4/15/09 4/1/09 3Work days open 245 252 256 272 309 331 368 378 DCAA Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DCMA Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DeCA Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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C. Ten Oldest Consultations Pending 

Component 

10th 

Oldest 

and 

Number 

of Days 

Pending 

9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 

DFAS Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DIA 8/26/04 8/12/04 3/15/04 3/12/04 12/10/02 5/13/02 3/12/02 12/17/01 12Work days open 1526 1536 1641 1642 1955 2100 2144 2200 DISA Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DLA Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DoDEA Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DoD IG Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSS Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DTIC Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DTRA Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EUCOM 9Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
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C. Ten Oldest Consultations Pending 

Component 

10th 

Oldest 

and 

Number 

of Days 

Pending 

9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 

JFCOM 9/30/10 9/13/10 9Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 13 NAVY 9/10/10 7/14/10 6/04/10 4/08/10 2/8/10 6/9/09 4/3/09 4/3/09 3Work days open 14 55 82 122 164 330 376 376 NGA 9/28/09 8/25/09 8/10/09 7/15/09 7/7/09 6/15/09 5/24/09 5/21/09 1Work days open 253 276 287 805 311 326 340 342 NGB Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NORTHCOM Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NRO 9/29/10 9/17/10 8/12/10 6/29/10 4/30/10 11/9/09 10Work days open 0 0 1 9 34 65 106 224 NSA 7/30/09 7/28/09 7/28/09 7/28/09 7/10/09 3/24/09 3/11/09 9/12/08 8Work days open 294 296 296 296 308 384 393 513 OSD/JS 1/28/00 1/11/00 11/19/99 11/5/99 10/26/99 7/29/99 7/15/99 8/14/98 7Work days open 2674 2686 2720 2729 2737 2798 2808 3037 PACOM 3/23/10 8/27/09 8Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 274 SOCOM 3/2/09 1/22/09 10/20/08 12/6/07 8/27/07 6/22/07 6/22/07 2/12/07 2Work days open 400 426 488 706 775 820 820 912 
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C. Ten Oldest Consultations Pending 

Component 

10th 

Oldest 

and 

Number 

of Days 

Pending 

9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 

SOUTHCOM 1/25/10 1/25/10 1/25/10 7/30/09 7/30/09 11/21/08 10/30/08 10/30/08 6Work days open 174 174 174 294 294 465 480 480 STRATCOM 9Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TRANSCOM 11/13/08 8/26/08 6/16/06 6/12/06 11/3/04 6/9/04 5/19/04 4/7/04 12Work days open 471 525 1074 1078 1479 1580 1594 1624 TRICARE Work days open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Agency Overall 3/15/04 3/12/04 12/11/02 12/10/02 11/21/02 5/13/02 3/12/02 12/17/01 12Work days open 1641 1642 1954 1955 1967 2100 2144 2200 
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 FY09 

from Last Year's 

Annual Report 

Number 

Received 

During FY10 

from current 

Annual 

Report 

Number 

Processed 

During FY09 

from Last 

Year's Annual 

Report 

Number 

Processed During 

FY10 from 

current Annual 

Report 

AF 7956 7812 7868 7899 

AFRICOM 25 5 22 1 

ASBCA 15 2 15 2 

ARMY 32,224 37,081 32,570 37,681 

CENTCOM 171 337 140 309 

DCAA 90 103 83 111 

DCMA 255 234 275 200 

DeCA 126 258 118 260 

DFAS 256 203 246 215 

DIA 688 610 727 938 

DISA 324 558 317 639 

DLA 5866 6858 5873 6769 

DoDEA 67 59 67 58 

DoD IG 313 416 333 352 

DSS 62 39 61 40 

DTIC 172 90 161 96 

DTRA 229 177 221 169 

EUCOM 41 79 35 75 

JFCOM 36 50 13 107 

NAVY 14,476 14,303 14,528 14,410 

NGA 154 244 119 318 

NGB 21 46 18 47 

NORTHCOM 35 55 30 55 

NRO 269 262 227 302 

NSA 987 1243 963 1065 

OSD/JS 1969 1695 2424 1899 

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D. Comparisons of Number of Requests from Previous 

and Current Annual Report. 

 NUMBER OF REQUESTS NUMBER OF REQUESTS 

RECEIVED PROCESSED 

Component 

Number Received 

During FY09 

from Last Year's 

Annual Report 

Number Number Number Received Processed Processed During During FY10 During FY09 FY10 from from current from Last current Annual Annual Year's Annual Report Report Report 

PACOM 92 85 109 91 

SOCOM 139 155 186 168 

SOUTHCOM 136 175 152 189 

STRATCOM 44 101 40 86 

TRANSCOM 112 123 108 164 

TRICARE 84 115 84 75 

Agency Total 67,434 73,573 68,133 74,790 

 

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Table 28

D. Comparison of Number of Backlogged Requests 

from Previous and Current Annual Report 

 NUMBER OF BACKLOGGED REQUESTS PENDING 

Component 

Number of Backlogged 

Requests as of End of the 

Fiscal Year from Previous 

Annual Report 

Number of Backlogged 

Requests as of End of the 

Fiscal Year from Current 

Annual Report 

AF 725 626 

AFRICOM 1 7 

ASBCA 0 0 

ARMY 3542 1141 

CENTCOM 198 223 

DCAA 6 0 

DCMA 9 42 

DeCA 3 6 

DFAS 21 8 

DIA 2561 2259 

DISA 250 13 

DLA 65 62 

DoDEA 4 8 

DoD IG 32 82 

DSS 1 0 

DTIC 16 10 

DTRA 15 15 

EUCOM 59 63 

JFCOM 67 7 

NAVY 1139 975 

NGA 291 217 

NGB 3 2 

NORTHCOM 4 4 

NRO 66 46 

NSA 357 474 

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D. Comparison of Number of Backlogged Requests 

from Previous and Current Annual Report 

 NUMBER OF BACKLOGGED REQUESTS PENDING 

Number of Backlogged Number of Backlogged 

Component Requests as of End of the Requests as of End of the 

Fiscal Year from Previous Fiscal Year from Current 

Annual Report Annual Report 

OSD/JS 122529 1061 

PACOM 35 28 

SOCOM 179 148 

SOUTHCOM 81 67 

STRATCOM 1 17 

TRANSCOM 58 10 

TRICARE 11 36 

Agency Total 11,025 7657 

 

 

29 The number for OSD/JS is also different from last year’s annual report because some cases reported as 

“backlogged requests” at the end of FY09 were re-classified as consultations. 

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Table 2930

E. Comparisons of Number of Administrative Appeals 

from Previous and Current Annual Report 

 Number of Appeals Received Number of Appeals Processed 

Component 

Number 

Received 

During Fiscal 

Year from 

Last Year's 

Annual 

Report. 

Number 

Received 

During Fiscal 

Year from 

Current 

Annual 

Report. 

Number 

Processed 

During Fiscal 

Year from Last 

Year's Annual 

Report. 

Number 

Processed 

During Fiscal 

Year from 

Current Annual 

Report. 

AF 200 256 184 210 

ASBCA 0 0 0 0 

ARMY 147 164 195 154 

DCAA 5 4 5 4 

DCMA 3 5 3 2 

DeCA 2 0 2 0 

DFAS 3 2 2 3 

DIA 42 50 14 57 

DISA 3 2 1 0 

DLA 16 11 14 17 

DoD IG 16 29 10 26 

DSS 2 0 2 0 

DTRA 3 2 3 2 

NAVY 282 327 307 327 

NGA 4 6 0 11 

NRO 5 3 2 6 

NSA 74 77 59 56 

OSD/JS 154 169 222 148 

Agency Total 961 1107 1025 1023 

 

 

30 * 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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Table 3031

E. Comparisons of Number of Backlogged 

Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current 

Annual Report. 

 Number of Appeals Backlogged 

Component 

Number of Backlogged 

Appeals as of End of the 

FY09 

Number of Backlogged 

Appeals as of End of the 

FY10 

AF 33 86 

ASBCA 0 0 

ARMY 0 21 

DCAA 0 0 

DCMA 0 3 

DeCA 1 0 

DFAS 0 0 

DIA 200 206 

DISA 2 4 

DLA 6 2 

DoD IG 13 17 

DSS 0 0 

DTRA 0 0 

NAVY 7 20 

NGA 11 6 

NRO 7 4 

NSA 23 44 

OSD/JS 272 244 

Agency Total 575 657 

 

31 * 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.