▁record ▁for ▁various ▁sub comm itte es ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress . ▁ ▁Most ▁G A O ▁studies ▁and ▁reports ▁are ▁initi ated ▁by ▁requests ▁from ▁members ▁of ▁Congress , ▁including ▁requests ▁mand ated ▁in ▁stat ute , ▁and ▁so ▁reflect ▁concerns ▁of ▁current ▁political ▁import , ▁for ▁example ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁a ▁government - wide ▁h iring ▁free ze . ▁Many ▁reports ▁are ▁issued ▁period ically ▁and ▁take ▁a ▁long ▁view ▁of ▁U . S . ▁ag encies ' ▁operations . ▁G A O ▁also ▁produces ▁annual ▁reports ▁on ▁key ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁Dup lication ▁and ▁Cost ▁sav ings ▁and ▁High - R isk ▁Update . ▁ ▁The ▁G A O ▁prepar es ▁some ▁ 9 0 0 ▁reports ▁ann ually . ▁G A O ▁publish es ▁reports ▁and ▁information ▁rel ating ▁to , ▁inter ▁al ia : ▁ ▁Fin an cial ▁Stat ements ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁Each ▁year ▁the ▁G A O ▁issues ▁an ▁aud it ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁financial ▁statements ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Government . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Fin an cial ▁Report ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Government ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁accomp any ing ▁press ▁release ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁G A O ▁' c annot ▁render ▁an ▁opinion ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁cons olid ated ▁financial ▁statements ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁government , ▁because ▁of ▁w ides p read ▁material ▁internal ▁control ▁weak ness es ,