OSC · 2024 Annual Report
Office of Special Counsel
Requests Received
243
170 processed
Grant Rate
42%
10 full + 61 partial
Simple / Complex
32.52d / 93.25d
avg days to respond
Backlog
60
was 20 last year
Transparency checks
Request Backlog
60 backlogged
+200% vs last year (was 20).
Grant Rate
42%
10 full grants, 61 partial grants out of 170 total requests processed.
Simple Request Speed
32.52 days avg
Median 23 days · Range N/A–193 days for simple requests.
Appeal Success Rate
14%
1 fully reversed + 0 partial reversals out of 7 appeals decided.
Complex Request Speed
93.25 days avg
Median 47 days · Range N/A–297 days for complex requests.
No Records Denial Rate
28%
47 of 170 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
243 received
+106% vs prior year (118 received last year).
Processing Cost
$465,000
$2,735 per request processed. Staff: 4 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Online submission
https://efoia.osc.gov/Phone
2028047000
Mailing address
1730 M Street, NW
Suite 311
Washington, DC 20036
Reading room
https://osc.gov/Pages/FOIA-Resources.aspxCost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$465,000
Staff (FTE)
4
Fees Collected
N/A
Appeals (2024)
Received
5
Affirmed (denied)
5
Reversed (granted)
1
Partial reversal
0
Data from Office of Special Counsel FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.