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USCIS · Staffing and backlog · Request IRW-023

Staff hours worked at the National Records Center

This request asks for summary data on total staff hours worked, with regular and overtime hours counted separately, for the National Records Center FOIA operations. It covers fiscal years 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date, by branch or office where available.

Why it matters
Hours worked show how much staff time goes into handling requests.
ProcessingExtension invoked 27 business days since filing (39 calendar days)

Figures as of Oct 17, 2026. Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.

These figures are more than 30 days old. They may not reflect what has happened since Oct 17, 2026.

Extension invoked
USCIS told the requester it would invoke the 10-working-day "unusual circumstances" extension the law allows (5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(B)). USCIS placed this request in its "simple track (Track 1)," and the same letter invoked the extension. It said USCIS would need to collect records "from multiple offices, both at headquarters and in the field" and might need to "consult with another agency or other component" of the Department of Homeland Security. What an extension means

Timeline

  1. FiledSep 8, 2026
  2. Acknowledged by USCISOct 7, 2026
  3. Final responseNot yet received

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Template T-17
Aggregate data from FIRST or any reporting system that stores FIRST data showing total staff hours worked (regular and overtime hours separately) for the National Records Center FOIA operations, by fiscal year for FY2024, FY2025, and FY2026 to date, broken out by branch or office where available.
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