FY
2011
Rank |
Organization |
Number FOIA Appeals Received |
Percent Change |
| FY 2010 |
FY 2011 |
FY 2011 vs. FY 2010 |
|
Total (All Agencies) |
10,948 |
10,705 |
-2.2% |
| 1 |
National Labor Relations Board |
27 |
79 |
192.6% |
| 2 |
Department of State |
174 |
342 |
96.6% |
| 3 |
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
313 |
598 |
91.1% |
| 4 |
National Archives & Records Administration |
39 |
66 |
69.2% |
| 5 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
194 |
316 |
62.9% |
| 6 |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
231 |
345 |
49.4% |
| 7 |
Department of Education |
23 |
32 |
39.1% |
| 8 |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
151 |
174 |
15.2% |
| 9 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
197 |
225 |
14.2% |
| 10 |
U.S. Small Business Administration |
20 |
22 |
10.0% |
| 11 |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
204 |
215 |
5.4% |
| 12 |
U.S. Department of Justice |
3,351 |
3,258 |
-2.8% |
| 13 |
Department of Defense |
1,107 |
1,066 |
-3.7% |
| 14 |
Department of Transportation |
159 |
153 |
-3.8% |
| 15 |
U.S. Department of Labor |
353 |
338 |
-4.2% |
| 16 |
U.S. General Services Administration |
23 |
22 |
-4.3% |
| 17 |
Central Intelligence Agency |
224 |
212 |
-5.4% |
| 18 |
United States Department of the Treasury |
372 |
347 |
-6.7% |
| 19 |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
29 |
26 |
-10.3% |
| 20 |
Securities and Exchange Commission |
189 |
169 |
-10.6% |
| 21 |
Office of Personnel Management |
35 |
31 |
-11.4% |
| 22 |
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
24 |
21 |
-12.5% |
| 23 |
Department of Commerce |
97 |
83 |
-14.4% |
| 24 |
United States Postal Service |
154 |
128 |
-16.9% |
| 25 |
Department of Energy |
91 |
74 |
-18.7% |
| 26 |
Federal Communications Commission |
21 |
17 |
-19.0% |
| 27 |
Department of Homeland Security |
2,740 |
1,917 |
-30.0% |
| 28 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
33 |
21 |
-36.4% |
| 29 |
Social Security Administration |
155 |
98 |
-36.8% |
| 30 |
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
24 |
13 |
-45.8% |
| Not Ranked: Agencies with fewer than 20 FOIA appeals in FY 2010 in name order |
|
|
|
|
Armed Forces Retirement Home |
– |
1 |
– |
|
Broadcasting Board of Governors |
2 |
6 |
200.0% |
|
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board |
0 |
3 |
– |
|
Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
7 |
4 |
-42.9% |
|
Corporation for National and Community Service |
5 |
1 |
-80.0% |
|
Council on Environmental Quality |
1 |
0 |
-100.0% |
|
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board |
1 |
0 |
-100.0% |
|
Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget |
7 |
10 |
42.9% |
|
Export-Import Bank of the United States |
2 |
1 |
-50.0% |
|
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
17 |
39 |
129.4% |
|
Federal Election Commission |
2 |
1 |
-50.0% |
|
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
7 |
15 |
114.3% |
|
Federal Housing Finance Agency |
5 |
11 |
120.0% |
|
Federal Labor Relations Authority |
3 |
6 |
100.0% |
|
Federal Maritime Commission |
1 |
0 |
-100.0% |
|
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service |
1 |
0 |
-100.0% |
|
Federal Open Market Committee |
1 |
1 |
0.0% |
|
Federal Reserve Board |
10 |
16 |
60.0% |
|
Federal Trade Commission |
12 |
28 |
133.3% |
|
Legal Services Corporation |
0 |
2 |
– |
|
Merit Systems Protection Board |
7 |
8 |
14.3% |
|
Millennium Challenge Corporation |
0 |
1 |
– |
|
National Capital Planning Commission |
0 |
1 |
– |
|
National Credit Union Administration |
12 |
9 |
-25.0% |
|
National Endowment for the Arts |
2 |
4 |
100.0% |
|
National Endowment for the Humanities |
2 |
2 |
0.0% |
|
National Indian Gaming Commission |
2 |
1 |
-50.0% |
|
National Mediation Board |
2 |
0 |
-100.0% |
|
National Railroad Passenger Corporation |
5 |
7 |
40.0% |
|
National Science Foundation |
6 |
20 |
233.3% |
|
National Transportation Safety Board |
5 |
9 |
80.0% |
|
Office of National Drug Control Policy |
0 |
1 |
– |
|
Office of Science and Technology Policy |
1 |
6 |
500.0% |
|
Office of the Director of National Intelligence |
7 |
15 |
114.3% |
|
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative |
2 |
5 |
150.0% |
|
Overseas Private Investment Corporation |
4 |
2 |
-50.0% |
|
Peace Corps |
8 |
13 |
62.5% |
|
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation |
4 |
7 |
75.0% |
|
Postal Regulatory Commission |
1 |
0 |
-100.0% |
|
Railroad Retirement Board |
3 |
4 |
33.3% |
|
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction |
0 |
1 |
– |
|
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction |
1 |
0 |
-100.0% |
|
Tennessee Valley Authority |
4 |
4 |
0.0% |
|
The U.S. Copyright Office |
0 |
2 |
– |
|
U.S Office of Special Counsel |
14 |
9 |
-35.7% |
|
U.S. Office of Government Ethics |
4 |
3 |
-25.0% |
|
U.S. Trade and Development Agency |
0 |
2 |
– |
|
United States Agency for International Development |
12 |
13 |
8.3% |
|
United States International Trade Commission |
1 |
1 |
0.0% |
|
Unites States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission |
1 |
2 |
100.0% |
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