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Results of federal agencies' fiscal 2002 audits
| Year | Timely | Clean | Disclaimer |
| 1996 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 1997 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
| 1998 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
| 1999 | 19 | 15 | 5 |
| 2000 | 24 | 18 | 3 |
| 2001 | 24 | 18 | 4 |
| 2002 | 24 | 21 | 2 |
| Agency |
FY 2002 Audit Opinion* |
FY 2001 Audit Opinion* |
FY 2000 Audit Opinion* |
FY 1999 Audit Opinion* |
FY 1998 Audit Opinion* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agency for International Development | Qualified | Disclaimer | Disclaimer | Disclaimer | Disclaimer |
| Agriculture | Unqualified | Disclaimer | Disclaimer | Disclaimer | Disclaimer |
| Commerce** | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified/ Disclaimer |
| Defense | Disclaimer | Disclaimer | Disclaimer | Disclaimer | Disclaimer |
| Education | Unqualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Disclaimer |
| Energy | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Qualified |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Qualified | Unqualified |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency | Unqualified | Qualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified |
| General Services Administration | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified |
| Health and Human Services | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Qualified |
| Housing & Urban Development | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Disclaimer | Unqualified |
| Interior | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified (late) | Unqualified |
| Justice | Unqualified | Unqualified | Qualified*** | Qualified | Disclaimer |
| Labor | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified |
| NASA | Unqualified | Disclaimer | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified |
| National Science Foundation | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified |
| Office of Personnel Management | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Disclaimer | Disclaimer |
| Small Business Administration | Disclaimer | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified |
| Social Security Administration | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified |
| State | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified (late) | Unqualified |
| Transportation | Unqualified | Unqualified | Qualified | Unqualified (late) | Disclaimer |
| Treasury | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Veterans Affairs | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified | Unqualified (late) | Qualified |
* An unqualified opinion means the agency's financial statements were reliable. A qualified opinion means segments of the statements were not reliable. A disclaimer of opinion means the auditor could not determine if the information in the statement was reliable. Late means the agency did not turn in its financial statement on time.
** In fiscal 1998, Commerce received an unqualified opinion on its balance sheet and a disclaimer on its other financial statements.
*** In fiscal 2000, Justice received an unqualified opinion on its balance sheet and custodial activity statement.