CIA · 2024 Annual Report
Central Intelligence Agency
Requests Received
4,087
2,603 processed
Grant Rate
8%
136 full + 79 partial
Simple / Complex
11.38d / 234.46d
avg days to respond
Backlog
4,879
was 3,844 last year
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Grant Rate
8%
136 full grants, 79 partial grants out of 2,603 total requests processed.
Complex Request Speed
234.46 days avg
Median 108.5 days · Range 2 days–3278 days for complex requests.
Request Backlog
4,879 backlogged
+27% vs last year (was 3,844).
Appeal Success Rate
18%
20 fully reversed + 3 partial reversals out of 130 appeals decided.
Simple Request Speed
11.38 days avg
Median 10 days · Range N/A–124 days for simple requests.
No Records Denial Rate
17%
440 of 2,603 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
4,087 received
+68% vs prior year (2,426 received last year).
Processing Cost
$4,699,177
$1,805 per request processed. Staff: 50.73 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Online submission
https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/node/256459Phone
703-613-1287
Mailing address
Information and Privacy Coordinator, Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
Reading room
https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/what-electronic-reading-roomFOIA page
https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$4,699,177
Staff (FTE)
50.73
Fees Collected
N/A
Appeals (2024)
Received
34
Affirmed (denied)
106
Reversed (granted)
20
Partial reversal
3
Data from Central Intelligence Agency FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.