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Annual FOIA Reports

The FOIA requires each federal agency to submit an Annual Report to the Attorney General each year. These reports contain detailed statistics on the numbers of requests received and processed by each agency, the time taken to respond, and the outcome of each request, as well as many other vital statistics regarding the administration of the FOIA at federal departments and agencies.

Annual FOIA Reports from all Federal Agencies

FY11   |  FY10   |  FY09   |   FY08   |   FY07   |  FY06   |   FY05
FY04  |   FY03  |  FY02   |   FY01   |   FY00   |  FY99   |   FY98

Department of Justice Annual FOIA Reports

FY11   |  FY10   |  FY09   |   FY08   |   FY07  |   FY06   |   FY05
FY04  |  FY03   |  FY02   |   FY01   |   FY00  |   FY 99  |   FY 98

OIP Summaries of Agency Annual FOIA Reports

FY 11   |   FY 10   |   FY 09   |   FY 08   |   FY 07   |   FY 06

Most Recent OIP Guidance for Annual FOIA Reports

May 22, 2008
October 7, 2008
January 12, 2009
August 17, 2011
October 20, 2011
November 15, 2011
October 15, 2012
Chief FOIA Officer Reports

Attorney General Holder’s FOIA Guidelines require the Chief FOIA Officer for each federal agency to submit a report to the Attorney General containing a detailed description of the steps taken by the agency to improve FOIA compliance and transparency. These reports contain details of FOIA administration at each agency, as well as the steps taken to implement Attorney General Holder's FOIA Guidelines during each reporting year.

Chief FOIA Officer Reports from all Federal Agencies

2012  |   2011  |   2010

Department of Justice Chief FOIA Officer Reports

2012  |   2011  |   2010

OIP Summaries of and Success Stories from Agency Chief FOIA Officer Reports

Summaries  2012  |  2011  |  2010
Success Stories  2012  |   2011  |   2010

OIP Guidance for 2013 Chief FOIA Officer Reports Preparation (Slides)

DOJ FOIA Litigation and Compliance Reports

The FOIA requires the Attorney General to submit a report to Congress each calendar year detailing the efforts of the Justice Department to encourage agency compliance with the FOIA. This report also includes lists of all FOIA litigation cases received and decided in that calendar year.

2011   |   2010   |   2009   |   2008   |   2007   |  2006   |   2005   |   2004   |   2003   |   2002   |   2001   |   2000   |   1999   |   1998

Training and Outreach
Next Events
October 15, 2012
October 24, 2012
Workshop: OIP, in conjunction with OGIS, hosts FOIA Requester Roundtable (Washington, DC)
(Open to the Public)
For a full list of upcoming events, visit our Key Dates page.
To access DOJ documents that are posted online by OIP, please visit the FOIA Library.
For government-wide FOIA information including how to make a FOIA request to other federal agencies, please visit FOIA.GOV.
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Leadership
Melanie Ann Pustay
Director
Contact
Office of Information Policy
(202) 514 - FOIA (3642)
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