The U.S. Department of Transportation appears to be the first cabinet agency out of the gate in posting its annual FOIA report for fiscal year 2020. DOT reported that it received 14632 requests during the year and that it processed 15433 requests, reducing the number of “pending” requests from 6368 to 5567. The number of “backlogged” requests— i.e., legally overdue—nevertheless rose from 3578 to 4272, a nearly 20 percent increase.