department of defense freedom of information act

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

ANNUAL REPORT

FOR

FISCAL YEAR 2014

Preparation of this study/report cost the Department of Defense a total of approximately $240,000 for the 2014 Fiscal Year.

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DEPUTY CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014

Report Period: October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Department of Defense Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) program

processed 59,321 requests for records under the FOIA. Requests were granted in full for 20,888 requests; a partial release of documents was made in 13,577 requests; and 3,267 requests were denied in full on the basis of FOIA exemptions. The privacy exemptions, Exemptions 6 and 7(C), were the most common exemptions accounting for approximately 55% of all exemptions used. The number of pending FOIA requests for the Department of Defense at the end of fiscal year 2014 was 11,672 an 17% increase from the 9,938 requests pending in the fiscal year 2013.

The number of backlogged requests (those still open past the statutory response time) at the end of fiscal year 2014 is 8,444, a 28% increase from the 6,593 pending requests at the end of fiscal year 2013. DoD Components with notable backlog reduction efforts are the U.S. Pacific Command which reduced its backlog by 52%, from 84 to 41 requests, and the Defense Intelligence Agency which reduced its backlog by 11%, from 809 requests to 723 requests. The number of backlogged appeals increased from 673 to 730, or 8%, in fiscal year 2014.

The total cost of processing FOIA requests for the Department of Defense, including litigation costs, has decreased slightly from $83,461,793 in fiscal year 2013 to $83,081,035 in fiscal year 2014. The average cost of processing a FOIA request in the Department of Defense during this period was approximately $1,143: a decrease of on average $23 per case compared to last year’s figure of $1,166. The total full time and full time equivalent personnel working on FOIA increased from 699.47 to 754.24.

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Table of Contents

Section Page

I. Basic Information Regarding Report 3

II. Making a FOIA Request 3

III. Acronyms, Definitions, and Exemptions 4

IV. Exemption 3 Statutes 10

V. FOIA Requests 21

VI. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests

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

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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, Transparency Office Directorate for Oversight & Compliance

9010 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-9010

Telephone: (571) 372-0462 Toll-free number: (866) 574-4970 Fax number: (571) 372-0500

Point of Contact: Stephanie Carr

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

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

3. You may obtain a paper copy of this DoD Annual FOIA Report for fiscal year 2014 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 is web based and interactive. It provides general information about the FOIA Program within DoD and provides basic information about how to submit a FOIA request. It 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.gov/pubs/foi/dfoipo/foiaHandbook.html

To make a FOIA request to the DoD via the internet use the following:

http://www.dod.gov/pubs/foi/submit_foiaform.html

Using this web page, you can navigate to the FOIA Requester Service Centers for the Military Services, Combatant Commands, or Defense Department Agencies.

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

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

http://www.dod.gov/pubs/foi/dfoipo/foiaHandbook.html

http://www.dod.gov/pubs/foi/submit_foiaform.html

http://www.dod.gov/pubs/foi/dfoipo/mil_services.html

http://www.dod.gov/pubs/foi/dfoipo/combatant_command.html

http://www.dod.gov/pubs/foi/dfoipo/def_agencies.html

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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. Agency Component Abbreviations

Component Abbreviation Component Name

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

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DCMA Defense Contract Management Agency

DeCA Defense Commissary Agency

DFAS Defense Finance and Accounting Service

DHA Defense Health Agency

DIA Defense Intelligence Agency

DISA Defense Information Systems Agency

DLA Defense Logistics Agency

DoDEA Department of Defense Educational 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

JPRA Joint Personnel Recovery Agency

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 Office of the Secretary of Defense/Joint Staff

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

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.

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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 U.S.C. 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 first-party 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

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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

b. Exemption 2: records related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of the DoD or any of the DoD Components

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

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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

Statute Type of Information Withheld Case Citation Agency /

Component

Number of Times

Relied upon by Agency / Component

Total Number of

Times Relied upon

by Agency Overall

5 USC § 107(a)(2) Financial disclosure information pertaining to certain government employees

Meyerhoff v. EPA, 958 F.2d 1498, 1500-02 (9th Cir. 1992); Concepcion v. FBI, 606 F. Supp. 2d 14, 33 (D.D.C. 2009).

ARMY 3

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5 USC § 574(j) Dispute resolution communications between a neutral and a party to the dispute

No AF 3

9 ARMY 5

OSD/JS 1

5 USC § 7114(b)(4), 7132 Defining agencies' and representatives' duty to negotiate in good faith to include disclosure of certain labor relations training and guidance materials and limiting the issuance of certain subpoenas.

Dubin v. Dep't of Treasury, 555 F. Supp. 408, 412 (N.D. Ga. 1981) (5 U.S.C. § 7114(b)(4)), aff'd, 697 F.2d 1093 (11th Cir. 1983) (unpublished table decision); NTEU v. OPM, No. 76-695, slip op. at 3-4 (D.D.C. July 9, 1979) (5 U.S.C. § 7114(b)(4) and 5 U.S.C. § 7132).

ARMY 1

1

10 USC § 128 Unclassified special nuclear weapons information

No AF 1

14 ARMY 7

DTRA 4

Navy 1

10

OSD/JS 1

10 USC § 130 Certain technical data with military or space application in the possession of, or under the control of, the Department of Defense

Newport Aeronautical Sales v. Dep’t of the Air Force, 660 F. Supp. 2d 60, 65 (D.D.C. 2009); 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).

AF 17

87 ARMY 15

DTRA 5

Navy 18

NSA 6

OSD/JS 5

PACOM 2

SOCOM 4

SOUTHCOM 15

10 USC § 130b Personally identifying information of DoD and Coast Guard personnel in overseas, sensitive or routinely deployable units

Hiken v. DOD, 521 F. Supp. 2d 1047, 1062(N.D. Cal. 2007); O’Keefe v. DOD, 463 F. Supp. 2d 317, 325 (E.D.N.Y. 2006); Windel v. United States, No. A02-306, 2005 WL 846206, at *2 (D. Alaska Apr. 11, 2005).

AF 128

512 AFRICOM 23

ARMY 7

CENTCOM 93

DCMA 8

DoDEA 1

11

DoD IG 5

EUCOM 14

Navy 146

OSD/JS 11

SOCOM 12

STRATCOM 1

SOUTHCOM 55

PACOM 8

10 USC § 130c Certain sensitive information of foreign governments and international organizations

Nat’l Inst. Of Military Justice v. DoD 404 F. Supp 2d 325, 335-37 (D.D.C. 2005), aff’d on other grounds, 512 F.3d 677 (D.C. Cir 2008); ACLU v. DOD, 389 F. Supp. 2d 547, 554 (S.D.N.Y. 2005); Gerstein v. DOD, No. 03-5193, slip op. at 8 (N.D. Ca. Dec. 21, 2004).

AF 3

124 ARMY 70

CENTCOM 4

Navy 2

NORTHCOM 1

OSD/JS 11

PACOM 6

SOCOM 4

SOUTHCOM 23

10 USC § 424 Organization or any function of, and certain information pertaining to, employees of DIA, NRO, and NGA

Physicians for Human Rights v. DOD, No. RDB-08-273, 2011 WS 1495942, at *7 (D.D.C. Apr. 19, 2011); Miller v. DoJ, 562 D. Supp. 2d 82, 112 (D.D.C. 2008).

AF 5

874

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Wickerwire Gavin, P.C. v. Def Intelligence Agency, 330 F. Supp. 2d 592, 602 (E.D. Va. 2004).

CENTCOM 31

DIA 368

DoD IG 1

Navy 368

NGA 21

NRO 66

NSA 2

OSD/JS 5

NORTHCOM 2

SOCOM 2

AFRICOM 1

STRATCOM 1

PACOM 1

10 USC § 455 Maps, charts, and geodetic data No CENTCOM 12

30

NRO 1

Navy 14

PACOM 1

SOCOM 1

JPRA 1

10 USC § 613a(a) Proceedings from selection and Special Selection Boards for Active Duty Officers and Warrant Officers

No Navy 1

1

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10 USC § 1102 Medical quality assurance records 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).

AF 9

29 ARMY 17

Navy 1

DHA 2

10 USC § 1506 (d) & (f) Records pertaining to the debriefing of a missing person return to U.S. control

No AF 1

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10 USC § 2305(g) DoD contractor proposals 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).

AF 36

246

ARMY 70

DISA 8

DLA 37

DoDEA 5

DoD IG 63

DTRA 1

Navy 11

NSA 2

OSD/JS 7

SOCOM 2

TRANSCOM 1

DHA 2

14

NGB 1

10 USC § 130e Intelligence sources and methods (director of National Intelligence use only)

No Navy 1

2

JPRA 1

18 USC § 2510-2520 Wiretap requests and the contents of any wire, oral, or electronic communication obtained through wiretaps.

Mendoza v. DEA, No. 07-5006, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 22175 (D.C. Cir. Sept. 14, 2007) (per curiam); Lam Lek Chong v. DEA, 929 F.2d 729, 733 (D.C. Cir. 1991); Payne v. DOJ, No. 96-30840, slip op. at 5-6 (5th Cir. July 11, 1997).

AF 1

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15 USC § 3710a© Trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, under the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of Title 5, which is obtained in the conduct of research or as a result of activities under this chapter," which pertains to cooperative research and development agreements for the purpose of technological and industrial innovation

Pub. Citizen Health Research Group v. NIH, 209 F. Supp. 2d 37, 43, 51 (D.D.C. 2002); DeLorme Pub. Co., Inc. v. NOAA, 917 F. Supp. 867, 871-72 (D. Me. 1996), appeal dismissed per stipulation, No. 96-1601 (1st Cir. July 8, 1996).

ARMY 2

2

16 USC § 470w-3 National historic preservation information

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).

ARMY 34

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18 USC § 798(a) Certain classified information pertaining to the communication

Larson v. Dept of State, 565 F 3d 857, 868-869 (D.C. Cir. 2009);N.Y.

CENTCOM 1 1,640

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intelligence and cytological devices of the United States of any foreign government

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. App’x 770 (11th Cir. 2008).

DIA 6

Navy 1

NSA 1,628

OSD/JS 1

SOCOM 1

PACOM 2

18 USC § 3509(d) Certain records containing identifying information pertaining to children involved in criminal proceedings

Tampico v. EOUSA, No. 04-2285, slip op. at 8 (D.D.C. Apr. 29, 2005).

AF 17

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22 USC § 2778(e) Sec 38(e)of the Arms Export Control Act

Certain information pertaining to export license applications

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).

AF 1

8

Navy 1

DoD IG 6

26 USC § 6103 Confidentiality and Disclosure of Returns and Return Information

Church of Scientology v. IRS, 484 U.S. 9, 15 (1987) (26 U.S.C. § 6103); Pac. Fisheries, Inc. v. IRS, 395 F. App'x. 438, 440 (9th Cir. 2010) (unpublished disposition) (26 U.S.C. §§ 6103, 6105); Tax Analysts v. IRS, 217 F. Supp. 2d 23, 27-29 (D.D.C. 2002) (26 U.S.C.

DIA 8

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§ 6105).

DIA 8

NSA 1

41 USC § 423 & 41 USC § 2102(a)(1)

Contractor bid or proposal information source selection information

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).

AF 4

6

DISA 2

42 USC § 2162(a)(Restricted Data) § 2168(a)(1)c (Formerly Restricted Data)

Information regarding atomic energy: Restricted and Formerly Restricted Data

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).

AF 5

12

DTRA 5

OSD/JS 2

50 USC § 432a NRO Operational files Aftergood v. National Reconnaissance Office, 441 F. Supp. 2d 37, 46 (D.D.C. 2006).

NRO 2

2

50 USC § 402 Note (National Security Act of 1959)

Information pertaining to the functions or organization of NSA; certain information pertaining to NSA employees.

Houghton v. NSA, No. 09-4440, 2010 WL 1784058, at *3 (3d Cir. May 5, 2010)(per curiam); 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), summary affirmance granted, 354 F. App’x. 591 (2d Cir. 2009).

CENTCOM 1

1,962

17

DIA 7

DoD IG 4

NRO 1

NSA 1,943

OSD/JS 5

STRATCOM 1

50 USC § 403(g) Section 6 of the CIA Act of 1949

Certain information pertaining to CIA employees, specifically: the organization, functions, names, official titles, salaries, or numbers of personnel employed by the CIA

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).

AF 3

35 CENTCOM 7

DIA 11

NRO 1

OSD/JS 10

NORTHCOM 1

NSA 2

50 USC 3024(i) Formerly 50 USCA § 403-1(i)

Intelligence sources and methods CIA v. Sims, 471 U.S. 159, 167 (1985); Berman v. CIA, 501 F.3d 1136, 1137-38, 1140 (9th Cir. 2007); Wolf v. CIA, 473 F.3d 370, 378, 380 (D.D. Cir. 2007).

CENTCOM 2

1,939 DIA 279

NSA 1,647

OSD/JS 2

Navy 3

18

AF 1

NRO 5

50 USC § 421 Protection of identities of certain United States undercover intelligence officers, agents, informants, and sources

No SOCOM 1

2

Navy 1

50 USC § 432b NSA operational files No NSA 1 2

CENTCOM 1

50 USC § 435 Note Sec 1082, P.L.

Information concerning US personnel classified as POW/MIA during the Vietnam and Korean Conflicts ("McCain Bill")

No OSD/JS 1

2

PACOM 1

42 USC Section 262a(h) Enhanced control of dangerous biological agents and toxins

No ARMY 1 1

50 USC § 432 NGA Operational Files No OSD/JS 5 5

IG Act of 1978, Sec 7(b). P.L. 95-452

Confidentiality of employee complaints to the IG

No DoD IG 4 5

Navy 1

10 USC § 130e DoD Critical Infrastructure Security No CENTCOM 1

5 Navy 1

PACOM 2

AF 1

41 USC § 2102 Contract proposals prohibited from release by statute.

No Navy 3 7

19

AF 4

10 USC § 2485(h) Commissary commercially valuable information

No DeCA 2 2

10 USC § 2640(h) Safety-related information voluntarily provided by an air carrier

No CENTCOM 1 1

50 USC § 3605 NSA Functions and Information No DIA 2 4

OSD/JS 2

10 USC § 130d Confidential Information shared with State and Local Personnel

No PACOM 1 1

42 USC § 290dd-2 Confidentiality of patient records maintained in connection with substance abuse education, prevention, training, treatment, rehabilitation or research

No AF 2

2

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V.A. FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED AND PENDING FOIA REQUESTS

Agency / Component

Number of Requests

Pending as of Start

of Fiscal Year

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 1,035 6,526 6,439 1,122

AFRICOM 42 65 39 68

ASBCA 0 13 12 1

ARMY 1,993 31,156 30,743 2,406

CENTCOM 201 260 295 166

DCAA 3 81 82 2

DCMA 46 222 230 38

DeCA 0 146 144 2

DFAS 13 247 253 7

DIA 836 832 932 736

DISA 46 263 276 33

DLA 47 3,884 3,809 122

DoDEA 6 46 49 3

DoD IG 474 764 660 578

DSS 5 76 80 1

DTIC 20 232 252 0

DTRA 35 137 130 42

EUCOM 35 91 92 34

JPRA 1 9 10 0

Navy 2,190 9,961 9,380 2,771

NGA 64 119 115 68

NGB 57 116 95 78

NORTHCOM 12 187 187 12

NRO 58 167 147 78

NSA 929 2,990 2,593 1,326

OSD/JS 1,268 1,575 1,526 1,317

PACOM 84 75 118 41

SOCOM 181 225 111 295

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SOUTHCOM 188 175 190 173

STRATCOM 11 119 97 33

TRANSCOM 38 74 35 77

DHA 20 222 200 42

AGENCY OVERALL 9,938 61,055 59,321 11,672

Column one should be the same number as the number of pending FOIA requests reported by each component at the end of FY13. The differences in numbers for AF, ARMY, DCMA, DIA, DTIC, DTRA, NAVY, NGB, NORTHCOM, NSA, OSD/JS, PACOM, SOCOM and TRANSCOM are due to better accounting methods which caused some minor discrepancy in starting numbers.

DHA (Defense Health Agency) is the new name for the component previously known as TRICARE Management Activity or more simply TRICARE. For FY14 and future years, the component is known as DHA.

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V.B.(1). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- ALL PROCESSED REQUESTS

Agency / Component

Number of Full Grants

Number of Partial Grants / Partial Denials

Number of Full Denials Based on

Exemptions

Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions

No Records

All Records Referred to

Another Component or Agency

Request Withdrawn

Fee-Related Reason

Records not

Reasonably Described

Improper FOIA

Request for Other Reason

Not Agency Record

Duplicate Request

Other *Explain in Chart Below

TOTAL

AF 1,575 2,036 197 869 121 299 115 83 73 102 394 575 6,439

AFRICOM 3 15 6 8 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 39

ASBCA 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

ARMY 13,569 5,570 739 2,390 4,142 592 366 197 581 397 645 1,555 30,743

CENTCOM 14 120 24 27 7 17 0 2 1 3 6 74 295

DCAA 20 26 5 15 8 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 82

DCMA 40 59 4 16 3 23 3 3 20 12 2 45 230

DeCA 81 26 1 29 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 144

DFAS 128 36 13 21 17 4 1 5 11 7 0 10 253

DIA 35 321 69 426 18 22 0 0 2 4 8 27 932

DISA 138 22 11 35 23 8 18 5 1 0 4 11 276

DLA 2,656 815 11 49 67 78 41 10 12 10 14 46 3,809

DoDEA 3 29 8 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 49

DoD IG 30 285 89 59 19 35 0 6 5 47 16 69 660

DSS 11 40 0 22 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 80

DTIC 94 2 0 27 124 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 252

DTRA 36 38 3 28 2 12 0 0 2 6 1 2 130

EUCOM 17 25 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 4 92

JPRA 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10

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Navy 1,943 3,141 333 1,115 725 404 151 92 324 389 460 303 9,380

NGA 15 29 11 22 1 9 0 2 3 0 4 19 115

NGB 17 25 3 11 12 3 6 3 3 5 4 3 95

NORTHCOM 34 22 14 60 1 0 2 4 0 42 7 1 187

NRO 13 70 7 23 0 5 0 8 10 8 3 0 147

NSA 59 348 1,618 167 3 36 10 29 62 14 197 50 2,593

OSD/JS 231 277 68 179 54 77 30 125 6 9 32 438 1,526

PACOM 12 28 4 14 14 2 0 2 1 5 1 35 118

SOCOM 11 14 4 12 9 6 1 1 8 2 8 35 111

SOUTHCOM 15 82 2 46 1 2 0 0 0 3 4 35 190

STRATCOM 25 15 4 38 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 97

TRANSCOM 5 6 0 4 6 11 1 0 0 0 0 2 35

DHA 56 52 16 23 29 10 0 1 8 1 4 0 200

AGENCY OVERALL 20,888 13,577 3,267 5,758 5,426 1,665 746 581 1,134 1,111 1,818 3,350 59,321

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V.B.(2). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- "OTHER" REASONS FOR "FULL DENIALS BASED ON REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS"

Agency / Component Description of "Other" Reasons for Denials from Chart B(1)

Number of Times "Other" Reason

Was Relied Upon TOTAL

AF Unable to Contact Requester 89

575 Administratively Closed 345

Litigation 7

Misdirected Request 134

AFRICOM Administratively Closed 2 2

ASBCA N/A 0 0

ARMY Administratively Closed 1,305

1,555 Litigation 16


Unable to Contact Requester 148

CENTCOM Administratively Closed 18

74 Misdirected Request 55


DCAA N/A 0 0

DCMA Misdirected Request 45 45

DeCA N/A 0 0

DFAS Administratively Closed 10 10

DIA Administratively Closed 16

27 Unable to Contact Requester 10

Litigation 1

DISA Administratively Closed 3

11 Litigation 2


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DLA Misdirected Request 30

46 Administratively Closed 4


DoDEA Administratively Closed 1 2


DoD IG Misdirected Request 63 69

Administratively Closed 6

DSS N/A 0 0

DTIC N/A 0 0

DTRA Administratively Closed 1 2


EUCOM Administratively Closed 4 4

JPRA Misdirected Request 6 6

Navy Administratively Closed 178

303 Litigation 103



NGA Administratively Closed 17 19


NGB Administratively Closed 3 3

NORTHCOM Misdirected Request 1 1

NRO N/A 0 0

NSA Administratively Closed 40



OSD/JS Administratively Closed 112 438

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Litigation 26


PACOM Administratively Closed 1 35


SOCOM Administratively Closed 6

35 Unable to Contact Requester 5


SOUTHCOM Administratively Closed 2


Litigation 31

STRATCOM Administratively Closed 1 1

TRANSCOM Administratively Closed 2 2

DHA N/A 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 3,350

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V.B.(3). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIEDAgency /

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) Ex. 8 Ex. 9

AF 83 0 228 168 488 1,774 43 18 918 97 25 12 1 3

AFRICOM 18 1 24 0 8 23 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

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

ARMY 107 49 162 464 1,495 5,380 457 2 3,492 191 1,823 31 0 1

CENTCOM 111 1 101 0 89 133 7 7 30 2 5 2 0 0

DCAA 0 0 0 4 9 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DCMA 0 7 8 13 20 58 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0

DeCA 0 0 2 7 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DFAS 0 0 0 1 2 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DIA 253 5 370 19 24 179 5 0 9 3 13 1 0 0

DISA 1 0 10 6 5 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

DLA 0 6 37 74 675 69 3 0 36 1 5 5 0 0

DoDEA 0 2 6 8 11 27 0 0 5 0 3 4 0 0

DoD IG 20 1 20 53 66 341 61 0 287 2 26 15 0 0

DSS 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 28 1 0 2 0 0

DTIC 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTRA 0 0 7 31 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

EUCOM 12 0 14 0 3 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JPRA 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Navy 60 14 200 77 220 2,366 147 8 1,068 26 36 19 0 0

NGA 17 0 21 2 3 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NGB 0 0 1 7 3 28 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0

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NORTHCOM 16 4 4 0 14 12 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0

NRO 52 0 76 3 2 13 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 0

NSA 1,675 72 1,947 17 23 186 15 0 29 23 108 1 0 0

OSD/JS 65 3 50 33 87 265 3 0 25 2 15 8 0 0

PACOM 12 0 13 0 9 25 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

SOCOM 4 0 13 3 4 15 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

SOUTHCOM 107 0 61 2 41 87 4 2 12 28 12 5 0 0

STRATCOM 10 0 2 0 2 9 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

TRANSCOM 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DHA 0 0 4 18 19 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 2,625 165 3,384 1,018 3,331 11,179 753 38 5,954 382 2,079 108 1 4

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VI.A. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component Number of Appeals Pending as of Start

of Fiscal Year

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 124 210 186 148

ASBCA 0 0 0 0

ARMY 35 105 114 26

DCAA 0 2 2 0

DCMA 0 5 2 3

DeCA 0 1 1 0

DFAS 0 1 0 1

DIA 91 58 68 81

DISA 4 6 10 0

DLA 0 8 8 0

DoD IG 27 19 22 24

DSS 0 0 0 0

DTRA 2 1 1 2

Navy 21 252 257 16

NGA 13 7 9 11

NRO 6 5 6 5

NSA 67 177 133 111

OSD/JS 308 185 134 359

DHA 4 17 8 13

AGENCY OVERALL 702 1,059 961 800

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

Column one should be the same number as the number of pending appeals reported by each component at the end of FY14. The differences in numbers for AF, DIA and NAVY, NRO, NSA are due to better accounting methods which caused some minor discrepancy in starting numbers.

DHA began processing its own appeals in FY14 (previously OSD/JS processed DHA's appeals).

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VI.B. DISPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS -- ALL PROCESSED APPEALS

Agency / 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 28 47 16 95 186

ASBCA 0 0 0 0 0

ARMY 55 12 25 22 114

DCAA 2 0 0 0 2

DCMA 1 1 0 0 2

DeCA 1 0 0 0 1

DFAS 0 0 0 0 0

DIA 27 14 10 17 68

DISA 5 1 1 3 10

DLA 1 0 2 5 8

DoD IG 7 1 6 8 22

DSS 0 0 0 0 0

DTRA 0 1 0 0 1

Navy 99 30 66 62 257

NGA 5 2 0 2 9

NRO 2 1 0 3 6

NSA 102 2 0 29 133

OSD/JS 19 20 26 69 134

DHA 6 0 0 2 8

AGENCY OVERALL 360 132 152 317 961

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ABSCA, DFAS and DSS did not process any appeals in FY14.

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VI.C.(1). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIEDAgency /

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) Ex. 8 Ex. 9

AF 5 0 7 10 26 55 2 0 18 4 4 0 0 0

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

ARMY 8 0 1 3 15 40 5 0 18 1 1 0 0 0

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

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

DeCA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

DIA 42 0 42 1 1 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

DISA 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DLA 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DoD IG 1 1 1 0 2 6 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 0

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

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

Navy 3 0 3 1 19 60 4 0 24 0 1 0 0 0

NGA 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRO 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NSA 89 0 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OSD/JS 30 0 16 1 6 17 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0

DHA 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 183 1 167 19 76 197 13 0 66 6 12 1 0 0

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VI.C.(2). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS

Agency / Component

No Records

Records Referred at

Initial Request

Level

Request Withdrawn

Fee-Related Reason

Records not

Reasonably Described

Improper Request for Other Reasons

Not Agency Record

Duplicate Request or

Appeal

Request in Litigation

Appeal Based

Solely on Denial of Request

for Expedited Processing

Other *Explain in

chart below

AF 27 3 18 9 0 4 1 9 0 1 23

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

ARMY 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0

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

DCMA 0 0 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 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4

DISA 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

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

DoD IG 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1

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

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

Navy 17 4 6 4 0 28 1 1 1 0 0

NGA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRO 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

NSA 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 20

OSD/JS 8 6 15 4 1 2 2 1 3 9 18

35

DHA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 88 14 45 17 2 42 5 18 10 13 66

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VI.C.(3). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- "OTHER" REASONS

Agency / Component Description of "Other" Reasons for Denial on Appeal from Chart C(2)

Number of Times "Other" Reason

Was Relied Upon TOTAL

AF Administratively Closed 17

23 Litigation 1

Misdirected 2

Unable to Contact 3

ASBCA N/A 0 0

ARMY 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 Misdirected 2 4

Opened in Error 2

DISA N/A 0 0

DLA N/A 0 0

DoD IG Records Already Released 1 1

DSS N/A 0 0

Navy N/A 0 0

NGA N/A 0 0

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NRO N/A 0 0

NSA Administratively Closed 13 20

Not Timely 7

OSD/JS Administratively Closed 16 18

Misdirected 2

DHA N/A 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 66

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VI.C.(4). RESPONSE TIME FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component Median Number of Days Average Number of

Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of

Days

AF 131.00 139.00 15.00 441.00

ASBCA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

ARMY 18.00 58.00 3.00 315.00

DCAA 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00

DCMA 109.00 109.00 0.00 219.00

DeCA 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00

DFAS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

DIA 339.00 674.00 1.00 2,769.00

DISA 339.00 570.00 7.00 1,351.00

DLA 23.00 24.00 16.00 38.00

DoD IG 182.00 442.00 0.00 1,980.00

DSS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

DTRA 190.00 190.00 190.00 190.00

Navy 16.00 16.00 1.00 107.00

NGA 461.00 339.00 5.00 732.00

NRO 127.00 306.00 15.00 1,206.00

NSA 54.00 99.00 2.00 682.00

OSD/JS 102.00 581.43 <1 3,186.00

DHA 30.00 34.00 270.00 46.00

AGENCY OVERALL 0.00 402.00 <1 4,147.00

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.

ABSCA, DFAS and DSS did not process any appeals this year.

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VI.C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALSAgency /

Component 10th Oldest

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

AF

Date of Appeal 2013-02-13 2013-02-12 2012-12-10 2012-12-06 2012-09-18 2012-04-23 2012-03-14 2012-01-20 2011-10-04 2011-04-29

Number of Days Pending 410 411 453 455 509 612 640 677 750 859

ASBCA

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A


ARMY

Date of Appeal 2014-07-24 2014-07-24 2014-07-21 2014-07-11 2014-07-03 2014-05-27 2014-05-12 2014-04-07 2014-03-10 2013-11-13


DCAA



DCMA

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2014-09-26 2014-09-25 2014-09-04


DeCA



DFAS



DIA

Date of Appeal 2010-03-16 2010-02-12 2009-08-29 2009-07-17 2008-12-02 2008-09-18 2008-05-13 2008-01-29 2008-01-15 2007-11-08


DISA Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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DLA



DoD IG

Date of Appeal 2012-06-22 2012-02-02 2012-01-24 2012-01-17 2011-11-10 2011-02-09 2011-01-28 2010-09-03 2010-07-01 2007-11-05


DSS



DTRA

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2014-09-12 2014-07-28


Navy

Date of Appeal 2014-08-28 2014-08-20 2014-07-31 2014-07-24 2014-07-02 2014-06-25 2014-05-30 2014-05-09 2014-04-14 2014-03-28


NGA

Date of Appeal 2013-01-24 2013-01-24 2012-11-30 2012-11-01 2012-11-01 2012-10-31 2012-10-15 2012-09-14 2012-09-12 2012-09-12


NRO

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2014-06-19 2014-05-01 2014-03-05 2013-06-25 2013-06-17


NSA

Date of Appeal 2012-05-18 2012-05-01 2012-03-08 2012-01-24 2011-05-10 2010-11-16 2010-11-01 2010-09-02 2010-08-25 2010-08-25


OSD/JS

Date of Appeal 2004-07-13 2004-06-28 2004-04-08 2003-09-12 2003-08-29 2003-08-14 2003-08-07 2003-08-07 2003-08-05 2003-06-17

Number of Days 2562 2572 2627 2768 2777 2788 2793 2793 2795 2829

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Pending

DHA

Date of Appeal 2014-09-15 2014-09-01 2014-05-30 2014-05-28 2014-05-19 2014-05-19 2014-05-19 2014-05-19 2014-05-06 2014-05-06


AGENCY OVERALL

Date of Appeal 2014-07-13 2014-06-28 2004-04-08 2003-09-12 2003-08-29 2003-08-14 2003-08-07 2003-08-07 2003-08-05 2003-06-17


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VII.A. FOIA REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR ALL PROCESSED PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / Component

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Median Number of Days

Average Number of Days

Lowest Number of Days

Highest Number of Days









AF 8 13 <1 435 39 86 <1 997 12 21 <1 321

AFRICOM 46 42 2 103 131 410 33 1085 N/A N/A N/A N/A

ASBCA 3 5 1 16 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

ARMY 4 6 <1 20 20 36 <1 1272 3 2 <1 6

CENTCOM 9 46 1 364 96 200 <1 1835 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DCAA 5 7 1 23 23 28 10 49 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DCMA 10 9 <1 20 549 124 13 1085 11 11 11 11

DeCA 23 62 <1 229 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

DFAS 9 10 1 36 20 27 4 250 4 8 4 16

DIA 5 6 1 20 264 728 21 3421 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DISA 38 86 1 795 26 34 5 158 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DLA 6 8 6 207 12 11 16 120 <1 3 15 35

DoDEA 20 19 1 51 40 34 18 43 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DoD IG 5 6 <1 20 104 183 12 1182 81 81 7 155

DSS 7 5 1 60 <1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

DTIC 10 11 1 20 28 36 21 116 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DTRA 5 9 <1 34 58 89 1 905 N/A N/A N/A N/A

EUCOM 6 10 1 108 111 331 22 1379 N/A N/A N/A N/A

JPRA 8 8 7 9 33 38 22 70 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Navy 9 35 1 1345 33 112 1 2006 12 22 1 191

NGA 10 28 <1 93 45 150 <1 851 N/A N/A N/A N/A

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NGB 13 14 <1 35 118 179 3 695 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NORTHCOM 9 6 1 20 28 92 24 279 8 8 8 8

NRO 6 11 <1 26 86 122 31 768 39 39 39 39

NSA 6 14 <1 569 215 425 4 4060 142 182 10 630

OSD/JS 5 6 <1 102 51 283 <1 3142 59 59 59 59

PACOM 1 2 1 25 174 293 4 3407 N/A N/A N/A N/A

SOCOM 3 9 1 106 85 267 1 1839 N/A N/A N/A N/A

SOUTHCOM 19 13 6 25 194 275 26 745 N/A N/A N/A N/A

STRATCOM 5 7 <1 19 97 93 23 228 N/A N/A N/A N/A

TRANSCOM 12 12 1 20 82 118 21 395 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DHA 20 25 3 96 44 57 5 296 N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGENCY OVERALL N/A 13 <1 1345 N/A 97 <1 4060 N/A 35 <1 630

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. This applies to all tables with medians in Section VII.

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VII.B. PROCESSED REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR PERFECTED REQUESTS IN WHICH INFORMATION WAS GRANTED

Agency / Component














AF 12 16 <1 340 45 94 <1 997 15 15 <1 40

AFRICOM 86 78 26 103 159 424 37 1085 N/A N/A N/A N/A

ASBCA 12 12 10 16 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

ARMY 4 6 <1 20 20 35 <1 1272 3 3 <1 6

CENTCOM 103 157 56 364 192 291 5 1835 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DCAA 7 8 1 19 23 34 20 49 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DeCA 20 36 <1 229 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

DCMA 10 12 1 20 549 117 13 1085 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DFAS 9 11 1 36 26 35 4 250 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DIA 10 9 1 19 310 805 22 3421 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DISA 58 61 1 272 26 34 5 158 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DLA 3 8 25 181 17 12 16 120 <1 3 15 35

DoDEA 20 22 8 51 42 36 22 43 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DoD IG 7 9 <1 20 112 174 19 1182 81 81 7 155

DSS 7 5 1 60 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

DTIC 9 10 1 20 26 35 21 116 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DTRA 5 7 <1 30 81 115 3 905 N/A N/A N/A N/A

EUCOM 7 16 1 108 111 428 26 1379 N/A N/A N/A N/A

JPRA N/A N/A N/A N/A 70 70 70 70 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Navy 7 28 1 1338 41 117 1 2006 12 22 1 191

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NGA 0 37 <1 93 174 201 <1 851 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NGB 18 18 18 18 324 257 14 695 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NORTHCOM 8 8 1 20 106 94 24 279 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NRO 9 11 2 26 97 139 31 768 39 39 39 39

NSA 18 37 2 569 445 494 4 4060 142 205 21 630

OSD/JS 7 7 <1 23 81 322 3 3142 N/A N/A N/A N/A

PACOM 3 2 1 4 173 125 4 758 N/A N/A N/A N/A

SOCOM 1 1 1 1 229 450 6 1807 N/A N/A N/A N/A

SOUTHCOM 12 19 2 20 105 142 119 703 N/A N/A N/A N/A

STRATCOM 4 6 <1 17 96 108 26 228 N/A N/A N/A N/A

TRANSCOM 14 14 14 14 110 173 28 395 N/A N/A N/A N/A

DHA 20 28 6 96 47 65 5 296 N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGENCY OVERALL N/A 13 <1 1338 N/A 97 <1 4060 N/A 35 <1 630

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VII.C. PROCESSED SIMPLE REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTSAgency /

Component <1-20 Days

21-40 Days

41-60 Days

61-80 Days

81-100 Days

101-120 Days

121-140 Days

141-160 Days

161-180 Days

181-200 Days

201-300 Days

301-400 Days

401+ Days TOTAL

AF 3,342 353 86 37 21 10 10 9 2 1 7 3 2 3,883

AFRICOM 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

ASBCA 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

ARMY 18,209 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18,209

CENTCOM 12 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19

DCAA 74 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77

DCMA 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37

DeCA 85 30 17 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 144

DFAS 176 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 201

DIA 424 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 424

DISA 167 32 15 7 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 0 4 239

DLA 3,304 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,319

DoDEA 23 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39

DoD IG 262 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 262

DSS 76 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80

DTIC 202 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 202

DTRA 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27

EUCOM 59 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67

JPRA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Navy 4,008 728 243 126 75 39 54 18 9 12 38 18 105 5,473

NGA 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

NGB 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18

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NORTHCOM 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 174

NRO 49 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65

NSA 2,003 113 48 23 28 9 4 2 0 2 7 4 3 2,246

OSD/JS 447 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 454

PACOM 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45

SOCOM 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31

SOUTHCOM 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31

STRATCOM 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57

TRANSCOM 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

DHA 32 15 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56

AGENCY OVERALL 33,379 1,380 421 199 129 65 70 32 14 20 60 26 114 35,909

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VII.C. PROCESSED COMPLEX REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTSAgency /


21-40 Days

41-60 Days

61-80 Days

81-100 Days

101-120 Days

121-140 Days

141-160 Days

161-180 Days

181-200 Days

201-300 Days

301-400 Days

401+ Days TOTAL

AF 629 657 300 175 135 86 67 62 42 32 136 110 79 2,510

AFRICOM 2 2 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 1 2 2 33

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

ARMY 5,780 2,793 819 424 289 172 189 112 74 43 116 65 56 10,932

CENTCOM 73 21 14 21 13 11 13 9 11 4 17 23 46 276

DCAA 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

DCMA 4 28 18 10 15 4 4 5 0 5 7 3 6 109

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

DFAS 0 28 14 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 48

DIA 0 34 35 26 39 31 19 21 9 12 41 34 207 508

DISA 18 16 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 37

DLA 327 142 11 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 488

DoDEA 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

DoD IG 3 88 46 31 26 30 38 26 10 4 22 23 49 396

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

DTIC 0 40 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50

DTRA 15 26 15 11 10 7 5 4 1 0 5 2 2 103

EUCOM 0 5 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 5 25

JPRA 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

Navy 843 407 233 131 78 57 47 56 42 38 89 122 159 2,302

NGA 19 11 9 4 2 1 2 2 1 6 6 4 15 82

NGB 5 13 8 7 3 3 2 1 5 0 11 12 7 77

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NORTHCOM 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9

NRO 0 7 18 13 11 8 6 6 4 1 2 0 5 81

NSA 4 14 22 16 16 19 20 11 10 4 19 10 117 282

OSD/JS 344 111 114 61 49 22 24 27 24 19 67 32 177 1,071

PACOM 6 5 3 5 2 5 0 2 2 3 12 3 11 59

SOCOM 23 5 2 5 1 5 0 3 1 3 7 1 14 70

SOUTHCOM 0 29 14 24 9 6 10 8 8 10 4 16 21 159

STRATCOM 0 9 0 8 4 13 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 40

TRANSCOM 0 7 3 3 5 2 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 28

DHA 12 36 37 23 23 4 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 144

AGENCY OVERALL 8,111 4,547 1,756 1,015 739 496 454 363 251 188 573 469 978 19,940

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VII.C. PROCESSED REQUESTS GRANTED EXPEDITED PROCESSING -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTSAgency /


21-40 Days

41-60 Days

61-80 Days

81-100 Days

101-120 Days

121-140 Days

141-160 Days

161-180 Days

181-200 Days

201-300 Days

301-400 Days

401+ Days TOTAL

AF 4 29 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 46

AFRICOM 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

ARMY 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

CENTCOM 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

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

DeCA 0 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 3

DIA 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

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

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

DoD IG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

DSS 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

DTRA 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

JPRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Navy 0 28 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 40

NGA 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

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NORTHCOM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

NRO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

NSA 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 10

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

PACOM 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

SOUTHCOM 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

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

DHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 19 60 19 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 3 1 1 114

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VII.D. PENDING REQUESTS -- ALL PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / Component


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 343 12 32 777 93 144 1 106 106

AFRICOM 6 49 56 61 208 282 0 N/A N/A

ASBCA 1 13 13 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

ARMY 690 6 7 1138 36 75 9 3 7

CENTCOM 8 88 165 156 182 326 2 207 207

DCAA 2 5 6 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

DCMA 5 6 7 27 163 300 0 N/A N/A

DeCA 2 35 48 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

DFAS 6 13 12 1 35 35 0 N/A N/A

DIA 13 16 16 723 536 889 0 N/A N/A

DISA 33 101 213 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

DLA 74 1 5 49 14 18 0 N/A N/A

DoDEA 4 5 18 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

DoD IG 2 13 13 556 278 374 20 175 228

DSS 1 20 40 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

DTIC 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

DTRA 0 N/A N/A 41 50 92 0 N/A N/A

EUCOM 0 N/A N/A 35 385 553 0 N/A N/A

JPRA 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

Navy 960 150 233 574 398 336 4 58 81

NGA 0 N/A N/A 50 372 223 0 N/A N/A

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NGB 1 114 114 68 171 205 0 N/A N/A

NORTHCOM 0 N/A N/A 12 780 583 0 N/A N/A

NRO 4 6 5 74 94 211 0 N/A N/A

NSA 339 109 141 867 371 485 2 315 901

OSD/JS 50 16 82 1267 512 753 0 N/A N/A

PACOM 0 N/A N/A 41 1000 1257 0 N/A N/A

SOCOM 53 26 31 242 345 461 0 N/A N/A

SOUTHCOM 6 4 10 167 208 247 0 N/A N/A

STRATCOM 16 8 12 17 118 115 0 N/A N/A

TRANSCOM 7 14 12 70 180 278 0 N/A N/A

DHA 5 7 35 25 54 59 0 N/A N/A

AGENCY OVERALL 2631 N/A 111 7003 N/A 408 38 N/A 189

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.

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VII.E. PENDING REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTSAgency /

Component 10th Oldest

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

Request

AF

Date of Receipt 2012-01-12 2011-12-19 2011-11-25 2011-11-25 2011-11-18 2011-11-16 2011-06-14 2010-12-22 2010-11-04 2010-10-27


AFRICOM

Date of Receipt 2012-04-17 2011-12-19 2011-10-19 2011-09-22 2011-09-19 2011-06-16 2011-04-15 2011-04-15 2011-01-13 2011-01-13


ASBCA

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2014-09-11


ARMY

Date of Receipt 2012-08-03 2012-07-12 2012-06-04 2011-12-05 2010-09-08 2010-05-06 2009-12-02 2009-09-11 2009-07-09 2008-03-21


CENTCOM

Date of Receipt 2011-12-07 2011-08-05 2011-05-27 2011-04-21 2010-11-18 2010-10-25 2010-10-07 2010-09-23 2010-09-15 2009-12-17


DCAA

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2013-09-23 2013-09-19


DCMA

Date of Receipt 2014-02-04 2014-01-30 2013-11-22 2013-10-17 2013-05-29 2013-05-15 2013-05-01 2012-08-13 2011-01-22 2009-04-22


DeCA

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2014-09-17 2014-07-23


DFAS Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A 2014-09-22 2014-09-19 2014-09-18 2014-09-15 2014-09-15 2014-09-09 2014-08-14

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DIA

Date of Receipt 2002-04-15 2002-03-11 2001-11-20 2001-11-16 2001-11-16 2001-10-01 2001-04-27 2001-04-27 2001-04-16 2001-04-16


DISA

Date of Receipt 2013-11-19 2013-09-24 2013-08-06 2013-04-11 2013-02-05 2013-02-05 2012-09-04 2011-09-12 2011-06-14 2011-03-31


DLA

Date of Receipt 2014-08-29 2014-08-19 2014-08-19 2014-08-18 2014-08-15 2014-08-15 2014-08-15 2014-02-13 2014-02-13 2013-11-12


DoDEA

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2014-09-25 2014-09-25 2014-09-22


DoD IG

Date of Receipt 2010-02-16 2010-02-16 2010-02-01 2010-02-01 2009-10-01 2009-04-02 2008-07-14 2007-10-16 2005-08-11 2005-01-10


DSS

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2014-08-19


DTIC

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A


DTRA

Date of Receipt 2014-02-28 2014-02-28 2014-02-07 2014-01-09 2013-12-23 2013-11-18 2013-10-18 2013-07-24 2013-07-24 2013-02-01


EUCOM

Date of Receipt 2011-03-29 2011-01-06 2011-01-05 2011-01-05 2011-01-05 2011-01-05 2010-08-05 2010-08-05 2008-12-16 2007-01-12

Number of Days 882 938 939 939 939 939 939 1042 1452 1936

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Pending

JPRA

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A


Navy

Date of Receipt 2009-11-03 2009-10-30 2009-10-27 2009-10-26 2009-09-24 2009-08-20 2009-06-08 2009-03-31 2008-10-13 2006-11-09


NGA

Date of Receipt 2013-01-23 2012-12-19 2012-11-20 2012-10-25 2012-10-25 2012-09-12 2012-08-24 2012-07-12 2012-03-12 2011-03-22


NGB

Date of Receipt 2013-03-18 2013-02-06 2013-02-01 2013-01-30 2012-10-11 2012-09-18 2012-09-12 2012-09-11 2012-06-22 2012-02-14


NORTHCOM

Date of Receipt 2014-01-30 2013-12-12 2013-07-24 2013-04-30 2012-05-07 2012-01-31 2011-03-22 2010-08-30 2010-03-05 2010-02-22


NRO

Date of Receipt 2012-07-12 2012-06-05 2012-05-04 2012-04-25 2012-04-02 2012-03-19 2012-02-23 2011-01-13 2009-06-24 2008-12-01


NSA

Date of Receipt 2006-10-10 2006-09-27 2006-07-27 2005-10-28 2005-06-02 2004-02-04 2003-10-30 2002-11-18 2002-03-29 2002-01-10


OSD/JS

Date of Receipt 2004-05-25 2004-05-19 2004-05-18 2004-03-18 2004-03-09 2004-02-19 2004-01-04 2003-12-10 2003-10-21 2003-06-17


PACOM

Date of Receipt 2010-04-23 2009-04-28 2007-04-26 2007-04-26 2007-04-26 2006-10-24 2006-10-24 2006-10-24 2006-10-24 2006-10-24


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SOCOM

Date of Receipt 2010-01-05 2009-08-19 2009-08-05 2009-01-23 2009-01-13 2008-12-17 2007-12-12 2006-10-19 2005-08-30 2003-03-31


SOUTHCOM

Date of Receipt 2011-06-29 2011-06-29 2011-06-29 2011-04-13 2011-03-14 2010-10-01 2010-08-20 2010-06-02 2009-10-29 2009-10-10


STRATCOM

Date of Receipt 2014-04-14 2014-04-14 2014-04-14 2014-04-10 2014-04-07 2014-04-04 2014-04-04 2014-04-04 2013-11-27 2013-06-24


TRANSCOM

Date of Receipt 2012-10-23 2012-09-18 2012-09-05 2012-06-21 2012-06-20 2011-12-29 2010-11-03 2010-09-21 2008-11-03 2008-10-03


DHA

Date of Receipt 2014-06-16 2014-06-11 2014-06-02 2014-05-28 2014-05-07 2014-04-15 2014-04-15 2014-04-15 2014-04-15 2014-03-19


AGENCY OVERALL

Date of Receipt 2002-03-11 2002-01-10 2001-11-20 2001-11-16 2001-11-16 2001-10-01 2001-04-27 2001-04-27 2001-04-16 2001-04-16


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VIII.A. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Agency / Component Number Granted Number Denied

Median Number of Days to

Adjudicate

Average Number of Days to Adjudicate

Number Adjudicated Within Ten

Calendar Days

AF 45 657 0 1 671

AFRICOM 0 3 9 8 2

ASBCA 0 0 N/A N/A 0

ARMY 10 5 0 0 14

CENTCOM 2 18 2 7 17

DCAA 0 0 N/A N/A 0

DCMA 1 0 0 0 1

DeCA 0 0 N/A N/A 0

DFAS 0 3 4 8 3

DIA 0 0 N/A N/A 0

DISA 0 0 N/A N/A 0

DLA 2 2 1 1 4

DoDEA 0 0 N/A N/A 0

DoD IG 14 30 7 7 34

DSS 0 0 N/A N/A 0

DTIC 0 0 N/A N/A 0

DTRA 0 1 0 0 1

EUCOM 0 0 N/A N/A 0

JPRA 0 0 N/A N/A 0

Navy 44 148 1 19 156

NGA 0 1 902 902 0

NGB 0 2 7 7 1

NORTHCOM 1 0 0 0 0

NRO 1 7 9 9 3

NSA 10 13 6 12 18

OSD/JS 1 62 3 4.59 59

PACOM 0 40 0 0 0

SOCOM 0 2 3 3 2

SOUTHCOM 0 0 N/A N/A 0

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STRATCOM 0 1 5 5 1

TRANSCOM 0 0 N/A N/A 0

DHA 0 0 N/A N/A 0

AGENCY OVERALL 131 995 N/A 5 995

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. This applies to all tables with medians in Section VIII.

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VIII.B. REQUESTS FOR FEE WAIVER

Agency / Component Number Granted Number Denied

Median Number of Days to

Adjudicate

Average Number of Days to Adjudicate

AF 169 235 0 1

AFRICOM 7 1 10 10

ASBCA 0 0 N/A N/A

ARMY 494 104 0 4

CENTCOM 0 74 4 8

DCAA 0 0 N/A N/A

DCMA 4 2 4 4

DeCA 0 0 N/A N/A

DFAS 0 0 N/A N/A

DIA 0 0 N/A N/A

DISA 0 0 N/A N/A

DLA 53 4 2 3

DoDEA 1 0 1 1

DoD IG 0 0 N/A N/A

DSS 0 0 N/A N/A

DTIC 0 0 N/A N/A

DTRA 0 0 N/A N/A

EUCOM 0 0 N/A N/A

JPRA 0 0 N/A N/A

Navy 167 271 12 46

NGA 0 0 N/A N/A

NGB 2 4 43 43

NORTHCOM 1 0 N/A N/A

NRO 3 2 9 90

NSA 6 18 14 23

OSD/JS 1 62 3 5

PACOM 40 0 0 0

SOCOM 3 3 1 1

SOUTHCOM 0 0 N/A N/A

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STRATCOM 0 0 N/A N/A

TRANSCOM 0 0 N/A N/A

DHA 3 3 24 30

AGENCY OVERALL 954 783 N/A 15

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IX. FOIA PERSONNEL AND COSTS

Agency / Component

PERSONNEL COSTS

Number of "Full-Time FOIA Employees"

Number of "Equivalent Full-

Time FOIA Employees"

Total Number of "Full-Time FOIA

Staff" Processing Costs Litigation-Related

Costs Total Costs

AF 45 121.57 166.57 $11,306,050.80 $297,987.00 $11,604,037.80

AFRICOM 1 0 1 $167,000.00 $0.00 $167,000.00

ASBCA 0 0.03 0.03 $2,677.00 $0.00 $2,677.00

ARMY 114 166.23 280.23 $25,780,081.77 $1,082,866.00 $26,862,947.77

CENTCOM 17 6.48 23.48 $4,964,285.00 $653,000.00 $5,617,285.00

DCAA 1 0.23 1.23 $207,354.00 $0.00 $207,354.00

DCMA 1 6 7 $843,382.00 $15,000.00 $858,382.00

DeCA 1 0 1 $85,082.00 $0.00 $85,082.00

DFAS 0 2.05 2.05 $153,610.00 $0.00 $153,610.00

DIA 27 3.37 30.37 $3,763,801.45 $635,695.01 $4,399,496.46

DISA 3 0 3 $216,599.00 $0.00 $216,599.00

DLA 7 8.21 15.21 $1,922,492.00 $1,370.00 $1,923,862.00

DoDEA 1 0 1 $92,922.00 $0.00 $92,922.00

DoD IG 8 0 8 $1,115,968.00 $4,350.00 $1,120,318.00

DSS 2 0 2 $226,360.00 $0.00 $226,360.00

DTIC 0 1 1 $101,009.00 $101,009.00 $202,018.00

DTRA 4 0.93 4.93 $764,961.93 $0.00 $764,961.93

EUCOM 1 1.07 2.07 $148,126.00 $2,000.00 $150,126.00

JPRA 1 0 1 $129,146.00 $0.00 $129,146.00

Navy 51 47 98 $10,790,954.72 $35,515.00 $10,826,469.72

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NGA 6 1 7 $538,713.00 $0.00 $538,713.00

NGB 0 0.46 0.46 $61,347.00 $445.00 $61,792.00

NORTHCOM 1 0 1 $21,993.00 $0.00 $21,993.00

NRO 0 1.75 1.75 $590,000.00 $0.00 $590,000.00

NSA 15 14 29 $5,144,553.00 $410,914.00 $5,555,467.00

OSD/JS 20 9.6 29.6 $4,888,378.74 $1,874,079.28 $6,762,458.02

PACOM 2 1 3 $308,000.00 $0.00 $308,000.00

SOCOM 14 6.26 20.26 $2,110,280.67 $0.00 $2,110,280.67

SOUTHCOM 3 2 5 $275,000.00 $205,000.00 $480,000.00

STRATCOM 1 0 1 $155,495.00 $1,800.00 $157,295.00

TRANSCOM 1 1 2 $236,773.00 $0.00 $236,773.00

DHA 5 0 5 $647,609.00 $0.00 $647,609.00

AGENCY OVERALL 353 401.24 754.24 $77,760,005.08 $5,321,030.29 $83,081,035.37

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X. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS

Agency / Component Total Amount of Fees Collected

Percentage of Total Costs

AF $67,677.00 0.60%

AFRICOM $0.00 0.00%

ASBCA $0.00 0.00%

ARMY $318,750.00 1.24%

CENTCOM $0.00 0.00%

DCAA $12,936.00 6.24%

DCMA $546.00 0.06%

DeCA $0.00 0.00%

DFAS $0.00 0.00%

DIA $782.00 0.02%

DISA $7,462.00 3.45%

DLA $56,000.00 2.91%

DoDEA $715.00 0.77%

DoD IG $0.00 0.00%

DSS $0.00 0.00%

DTIC $0.00 0.00%

DTRA $2,924.00 0.38%

EUCOM $0.00 0.00%

JPRA $0.00 0.00%

Navy $54,960.00 0.51%

NGA $0.00 0.00%

NGB $1,238.00 2.02%

NORTHCOM $0.00 0.00%

NRO $635.00 0.11%

NSA $7,467.00 0.15%

OSD/JS $10,937.75 0.22%

PACOM $0.00 0.00%

SOCOM $0.00 0.00%

SOUTHCOM $0.00 0.00%

STRATCOM $0.00 0.00%

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TRANSCOM $0.00 0.00%

DHA $2,385.00 0.37%

AGENCY OVERALL $545,414.75 0.70%

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XII.A. BACKLOGS OF FOIA REQUESTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of

Fiscal Year

Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of

Fiscal Year

AF 699 139

AFRICOM 63 N/A

ASBCA 0 0

ARMY 736 23

CENTCOM 151 N/A

DCAA 0 0

DCMA 31 0

DeCA 2 0

DFAS 7 1

DIA 723 79

DISA 32 0

DLA 3 0

DoDEA 0 N/A

DoD IG 546 19

DSS 1 0

DTIC 0 N/A

DTRA 31 2

EUCOM 34 N/A

JPRA 0 0

Navy 2,183 3

NGA 64 11

NGB 66 N/A

NORTHCOM 12 N/A

NRO 47 5

NSA 1,209 109

OSD/JS 1,177 331

PACOM 41 N/A

SOCOM 276 N/A

SOUTHCOM 173 N/A

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STRATCOM 33 N/A

TRANSCOM 70 N/A

DHA 34 8

AGENCY OVERALL 8,444 730

Not all components process administrative appeals. OSD/JS FOIA Appeals Branch processes the following components’ appeals: AFRICOM, CENTCOM, DoDEA, DTIC, EUCOM, NGB, NORTHCOM, PACOM, SOCOM, SOUTHCOM and TRANSCOM.

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XII.B. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING CONSULTATIONS

Agency / Component

Number of Consultations Received

from Other Agencies that were Pending at the

Agency as of Start of the Fiscal Year


from Other Agencies During the Fiscal Year


from Other Agencies that were Processed by the Agency During the

Fiscal Year


from Other Agencies that were Pending at the

Agency as of End of the Fiscal Year

AF 60 150 124 86

AFRICOM 40 37 32 45

ASBCA 0 0 0 0

ARMY 157 361 385 133

CENTCOM 28 64 73 19

DCAA 0 3 3 0

DCMA 0 3 3 0

DeCA 0 0 0 0

DFAS 0 0 0 0

DIA 179 362 401 140

DISA 3 6 4 5

DLA 0 12 12 0

DoDEA 0 0 0 0

DoD IG 0 6 5 1

DSS 0 0 0 0

DTIC 0 0 0 0

DTRA 1 16 14 3

EUCOM 3 11 10 4

JPRA 0 3 3 0

Navy 45 156 128 73

NGA 31 60 62 29

NGB 1 1 1 1

NORTHCOM 2 23 23 2

NRO 27 75 70 32

NSA 173 326 277 222

OSD/JS 220 186 194 212

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PACOM 10 9 14 5

SOCOM 25 46 33 38

SOUTHCOM 25 44 35 34

STRATCOM 6 20 20 6

TRANSCOM 1 8 4 5

DHA 1 3 4 0

AGENCY OVERALL 1,038 1,991 1,934 1,095

Column one should be the same number as the number of pending consultations reported by each component at the end of FY13. The differences in numbers for AF, ARMY, EUCOM, NAVY, NGB, NSA, OSD/JS, SOCOM and STRATCOM are due to better accounting methods which caused some minor discrepancy in starting numbers.

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XII.C. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST CONSULTATIONS RECEIVED FROM OTHER AGENCIES AND PENDING AT THE AGENCY

Agency / Component 10th Oldest

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

AF

Date 2013-07-16 2013-07-16 2013-07-11 2013-03-13 2013-03-01 2013-01-17 2012-09-10 2012-08-24 2012-04-23 2011-10-13

Number of Days 304 304 307 391 399 428 515 525 612 744

AFRICOM

Date 2012-01-05 2012-01-05 2011-11-29 2011-03-14 2011-03-10 2011-02-25 2011-02-16 2011-01-19 2011-01-19 2011-01-19

Number of Days 687 687 713 893 895 904 910 930 930 930

ASBCA

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ARMY

Date 2008-06-17 2008-06-17 2008-06-17 2008-06-17 2008-06-17 2008-06-17 2008-06-16 2008-06-16 2008-04-21 2008-02-19

Number of Days 1578 1578 1578 1578 1578 1578 1579 1579 1618 1662

CENTCOM

Date 2013-04-12 2013-04-04 2013-02-27 2013-02-08 2012-08-27 2012-07-26 2012-06-11 2011-10-14 2011-08-16 2005-08-16

Number of Days 369 375 401 413 524 546 578 743 784 2287

DCAA


Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DCMA


Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DeCA


Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DFAS


Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DIA

Date 2010-01-15 2009-07-21 2009-03-10 2009-02-25 2009-02-02 2008-12-12 2008-11-19 2008-07-22 2006-09-25 2006-04-05

Number of Days 1182 1304 1397 1406 1422 1454 1471 1554 2009 2129

DISA Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2014-07-22 2014-05-20 2013-04-11 2013-02-05 2013-02-05

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Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 49 92 370 416 416

DLA


Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DoDEA


Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DoD IG

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2014-09-30

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

DSS


Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTIC


Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DTRA

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2014-08-12 2014-08-06 2014-03-21

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 38 134

EUCOM

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2014-08-26 2013-04-10 2011-01-05 2010-08-05

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 371 939 1042

JPRA


Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Navy

Date 2012-10-10 2012-10-01 2012-07-26 2011-09-21 2011-09-16 2011-06-24 2011-05-05 2010-10-04 2009-11-09 2008-11-13

Number of Days 494 500 546 759 762 820 855 1001 1227 1475

NGA

Date 2014-05-12 2014-05-12 2014-05-08 2014-04-08 2014-04-08 2014-04-03 2014-03-27 2014-03-24 2014-03-24 2013-08-26

Number of Days 98 98 100 122 122 125 130 133 133 275

NGB

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2014-07-18

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51

NORTHCOM

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2013-04-16 2012-03-20

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 367 636

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NRO

Date 2014-03-31 2014-03-13 2014-02-25 2014-02-24 2014-02-04 2014-01-23 2014-01-08 2013-12-18 2013-11-18 2013-11-13

Number of Days 128 140 152 153 166 174 184 197 218 222

NSA

Date 2011-01-07 2010-12-21 2010-11-19 2010-11-19 2010-11-19 2010-11-19 2010-11-19 2010-11-19 2010-11-19 2010-10-07

Number of Days 937 948 969 969 969 969 969 969 969 1980

OSD/JS

Date 2008-01-24 2007-12-05 2007-10-24 2007-10-10 2007-08-20 2007-08-17 2007-08-15 2007-02-27 2007-01-09 2006-11-06

Number of Days 1679 1711 1739 1749 1784 1785 1787 1906 1939 1980

PACOM

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2013-03-27 2013-02-11 2009-08-27 2009-08-03 2009-01-20

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 381 412 1277 1295 1430

SOCOM

Date 2012-12-12 2012-10-12 2012-07-19 2012-07-18 2012-07-12 2011-12-21 2011-12-15 2011-08-18 2011-01-04 2010-11-23

Number of Days 451 453 551 552 556 697 701 782 940 967

SOUTHCOM

Date 2014-01-13 2014-01-13 2013-10-17 2013-09-20 2013-04-26 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-11 2012-10-23 2011-01-04

Number of Days 181 181 239 257 359 362 362 370 485 940

STRATCOM

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A 2014-09-23 2014-08-15 2014-05-06 2014-04-04 2014-02-24 2013-09-06

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 5 31 102 124 153 267

TRANSCOM

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2014-09-10 2014-08-20 2014-07-16 2014-01-09 2012-06-21

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 14 28 53 183 570

DHA


Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL

Date 2007-10-10 2007-08-20 2007-08-17 2007-08-15 2007-02-27 2007-01-09 2006-11-06 2006-09-25 2006-04-05 2005-08-16

Number of Days 1759 1794 1795 1797 1916 1949 1990 2019 2139 2297

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XII.D.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- REQUESTS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED

Agency / Component

NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECEIVED NUMBER OF REQUESTS PROCESSED

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


Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report

AF 6,362 6,526 6,283 6,439

AFRICOM 69 65 53 39

ASBCA 3 13 3 12

ARMY 33,056 31,156 33,315 30,743

CENTCOM 295 260 321 295

DCAA 105 81 107 82

DCMA 209 222 221 230

DeCA 177 146 184 144

DFAS 266 247 261 253

DIA 1,312 832 1,667 932

DISA 269 263 249 276

DLA 5,286 3,884 5,351 3,809

DoDEA 54 46 53 49

DoD IG 682 764 496 660

DSS 92 76 95 80

DTIC 179 232 167 252

DTRA 122 137 137 130

EUCOM 96 91 124 92

JPRA 7 9 8 10

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Navy 12,409 9,961 12,107 9,380

NGA 96 119 118 115

NGB 108 116 79 95

NORTHCOM 109 187 128 187

NRO 199 167 186 147

NSA 4,328 2,990 4,060 2,593

OSD/JS 1,462 1,575 1,347 1,526

PACOM 93 75 60 118

SOCOM 140 225 112 111

SOUTHCOM 190 175 172 190

STRATCOM 35 119 25 97

TRANSCOM 74 74 61 35

DHA 130 222 129 200

AGENCY OVERALL 68,014 61,055 67,679 59,321

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XII.D.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- BACKLOGGED REQUESTS

Agency / 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 654 699

AFRICOM 41 63

ASBCA 0 0

ARMY 515 736

CENTCOM 177 151

DCAA 0 0

DCMA 37 31

DeCA 0 2

DFAS 13 7

DIA 809 723

DISA 30 32

DLA 1 3

DoDEA 0 0

DoD IG 426 546

DSS 5 1

DTIC 15 0

DTRA 30 31

EUCOM 35 34

JPRA 0 0

Navy 1,163 2,183

NGA 51 64

NGB 45 66

NORTHCOM 11 12

NRO 48 47

NSA 805 1,209

OSD/JS 1,183 1,177

PACOM 84 41

SOCOM 169 276

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SOUTHCOM 188 173

STRATCOM 11 33

TRANSCOM 34 70

DHA 13 34

AGENCY OVERALL 6,593 8,444

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XII.E.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- APPEALS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED

Agency / Component

NUMBER OF APPEALS RECEIVED NUMBER OF APPEALS PROCESSED

Number Received During Fiscal Year from


Number Received During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report

Number Processed During Fiscal Year from


Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report

AF 258 210 176 186

ASBCA 0 0 0 0

ARMY 115 105 106 114

DCAA 6 2 6 2

DCMA 3 5 6 2

DeCA 0 1 0 1

DFAS 2 1 2 0

DIA 91 58 155 68

DISA 1 6 0 10

DLA 7 8 13 8

DoD IG 26 19 29 22

DSS 1 0 1 0

DTRA 4 1 3 1

Navy 315 252 312 257

NGA 10 7 2 9

NRO 12 5 6 6

NSA 87 177 99 133

OSD/JS 173 185 229 134

DHA 0 17 0 8

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AGENCY OVERALL 1,111 1,059 1,145 961

Not all components process administrative appeals. OSD/JS FOIA Appeals Branch processes the following components’ appeals: AFRICOM, CENTCOM, DoDEA, DTIC, EUCOM, JPRA, NGB, NORTHCOM, PACOM, SOCOM, SOUTHCOM and TRANSCOM.

DHA began processing its own appeals in FY14 (previously OSD/JS processed DHA's appeals).

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XII.E.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- BACKLOGGED APPEALS

Agency / Component

Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous

Annual Report

Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current

Annual Report

AF 141 139

ASBCA 0 0

ARMY 27 23

DCAA 0 0

DCMA 0 0

DeCA 0 0

DFAS 0 1

DIA 92 79

DISA 4 0

DLA 0 0

DoD IG 27 19

DSS 0 0

DTRA 2 2

Navy 3 3

NGA 13 11

NRO 6 5

NSA 56 109

OSD/JS 302 331

DHA 0 8

AGENCY OVERALL 673 730

Not all components process administrative appeals. OSD/JS FOIA Appeals Branch processes the following components’ appeals: AFRICOM, CENTCOM, DoDEA, DTIC, EUCOM, JPRA, NGB, NORTHCOM, PACOM, SOCOM, SOUTHCOM and TRANSCOM.

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