*Counts each time an agency and/or subagency was sued. Suing an agency official along with the agency is only counted once.
FY
2011
Rank |
Organization |
Number FOIA Suits Filed* |
Percent Change |
| FY 2010 |
FY 2011 |
FY 2011 vs. FY 2010 |
|
Total (All Agencies) |
417 |
457 |
9.6% |
| 1 |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
5 |
9 |
80.0% |
| 2 |
Central Intelligence Agency |
10 |
16 |
60.0% |
| 2 |
Social Security Administration |
5 |
8 |
60.0% |
| 4 |
U.S. Department of Labor |
9 |
13 |
44.4% |
| 5 |
Department of Homeland Security |
47 |
64 |
36.2% |
| 6 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
9 |
12 |
33.3% |
| 7 |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
8 |
10 |
25.0% |
| 8 |
Department of Defense |
46 |
55 |
19.6% |
| 9 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
24 |
28 |
16.7% |
| 10 |
U.S. Department of Justice |
133 |
147 |
10.5% |
| 11 |
Department of Commerce |
7 |
7 |
0.0% |
| 12 |
Department of State |
22 |
18 |
-18.2% |
| 13 |
United States Department of the Treasury |
33 |
20 |
-39.4% |
| 14 |
Office of the Director of National Intelligence |
5 |
3 |
-40.0% |
| 14 |
Securities and Exchange Commission |
5 |
3 |
-40.0% |
| 16 |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
23 |
12 |
-47.8% |
| 17 |
Federal Reserve Board |
6 |
2 |
-66.7% |
| Not Ranked: Agencies with fewer than 5 FOIA suits in FY 2010 in name order |
|
|
|
|
Council on Environmental Quality |
1 |
0 |
-100.0% |
|
Department of Education |
3 |
8 |
166.7% |
|
Department of Energy |
3 |
6 |
100.0% |
|
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
4 |
10 |
150.0% |
|
Department of Transportation |
2 |
1 |
-50.0% |
|
Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget |
1 |
3 |
200.0% |
|
Federal Communications Commission |
3 |
2 |
-33.3% |
|
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
1 |
0 |
-100.0% |
|
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
1 |
0 |
-100.0% |
|
Federal Housing Finance Agency |
1 |
0 |
-100.0% |
|
Federal Trade Commission |
0 |
1 |
– |
|
Legal Services Corporation |
0 |
1 |
– |
|
Merit Systems Protection Board |
0 |
1 |
– |
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
4 |
4 |
0.0% |
|
National Archives & Records Administration |
0 |
2 |
– |
|
National Credit Union Administration |
0 |
1 |
– |
|
National Labor Relations Board |
1 |
3 |
200.0% |
|
National Science Foundation |
0 |
2 |
– |
|
National Transportation Safety Board |
1 |
0 |
-100.0% |
|
Office of Personnel Management |
4 |
2 |
-50.0% |
|
Office of Science and Technology Policy |
0 |
1 |
– |
|
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative |
0 |
1 |
– |
|
Peace Corps |
0 |
1 |
– |
|
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation |
1 |
0 |
-100.0% |
|
U.S Office of Special Counsel |
2 |
0 |
-100.0% |
|
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
0 |
1 |
– |
|
U.S. General Services Administration |
1 |
0 |
-100.0% |
|
U.S. Small Business Administration |
1 |
1 |
0.0% |
|
United States Agency for International Development |
2 |
1 |
-50.0% |
|
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
1 |
2 |
100.0% |
|
United States Postal Service |
1 |
1 |
0.0% |
|
Unites States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission |
1 |
2 |
100.0% |
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