OSTP · 2024 Annual Report
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Requests Received
212
178 processed
Grant Rate
81%
3 full + 141 partial
Simple / Complex
11.4d / 101.1d
avg days to respond
Backlog
196
was 172 last year
Transparency checks
Request Backlog
196 backlogged
+14% vs last year (was 172).
Appeal Success Rate
0%
0 fully reversed + 0 partial reversals out of 1 appeals decided.
Complex Request Speed
101.1 days avg
Median 29 days · Range 21 days–1697 days for complex requests.
Grant Rate
81%
3 full grants, 141 partial grants out of 178 total requests processed.
Simple Request Speed
11.4 days avg
Median 19 days · Range 1 day–26 days for simple requests.
No Records Denial Rate
13%
23 of 178 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
212 received
+231% vs prior year (64 received last year).
Processing Cost
$496,176
$2,788 per request processed. Staff: 3 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Phone
202-456-4444
Mailing address
Rachel Wallace, Chief FOIA Officer
1650 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20502
Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$496,176
Staff (FTE)
3
Fees Collected
N/A
Appeals (2024)
Received
1
Affirmed (denied)
1
Reversed (granted)
0
Partial reversal
0
Data from Office of Science and Technology Policy FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.