<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa sababu hiyo, GAO ilitoa viwango vipya vya uhuru vinavyotumika kwa ukaguzi wa idara na mashirika ya shirikisho na vyombo vinavyopokea fedha za shirikisho, na sheria ya Sarbanes-Oxley ilipunguza uwezo wa wakaguzi wa kampuni za umma kufanya huduma fulani zisizo za ukaguzi kwa wateja wao wa ukaguzi.  <response>: As a result, the GAO issued new independence standards applicable to audits of federal departments and agencies and entities that receive federal funds, and the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation limited the ability of auditors of public companies to perform certain non-audit services for their audit clients. 