As of 9:59am this morning, six departments still have not published their annual FOIA reports for fiscal year 2025: Agriculture; Health & Human Services; Homeland Security; Justice, Treasury; and Veterans Affairs. The reports were required to be posted on March 1, 2026. Additionally, nine departments apparently missed yesterday’s deadline to publish Chief FOIA Officer Reports.
Perhaps the new director of DOJ’s Office of Information Policy, Sean Glendening, will explain the delays—at least for DOJ—when he makes an appearance today at Sunshine Fest, a conference organized by University of Florida’s Brechner Freedom of Information Project, MuckRock, and the National Freedom of Information Coalition. No federal agency is planning to host a public Sunshine Week event this year. DOJ reportedly will bestow FOIA awards to federal FOIA professionals this week, but details have not been announced on DOJ’s website.
[ERRATA: The event at which OIP’s director will appear will take place after “Sunshine Fest” on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. See details here.]