ODNI · 2024 Annual Report
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Requests Received
504
390 processed
Grant Rate
48%
13 full + 174 partial
Simple / Complex
79.19d / 265.88d
avg days to respond
Backlog
747
was 658 last year
Transparency checks
Simple Request Speed
79.19 days avg
Median 15.5 days · Range N/A–2649 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
265.88 days avg
Median 43 days · Range 1 day–2430 days for complex requests.
Request Backlog
747 backlogged
+14% vs last year (was 658).
Grant Rate
48%
13 full grants, 174 partial grants out of 390 total requests processed.
Appeal Success Rate
36%
7 fully reversed + 2 partial reversals out of 25 appeals decided.
No Records Denial Rate
24%
94 of 390 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
504 received
+31% vs prior year (386 received last year).
Processing Cost
$2,619,221
$6,716 per request processed. Staff: 17.5 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Online submission
http://www.dni.gov/FOIAPhone
703-275-1313
Mailing address
Louis DiNatale, Chief, Information Management Office, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Washington, DC 20511
FOIA page
https://www.odni.gov/index.php/foiaCost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$2,619,221
Staff (FTE)
17.5
Fees Collected
N/A
Appeals (2024)
Received
23
Affirmed (denied)
14
Reversed (granted)
7
Partial reversal
2
Data from Office of the Director of National Intelligence FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.