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The face of Guam Community College is changing rapidly, with the groundbreaking this morning of the college’s long-awaited new Student Center – the third new building to be constructed on the GCC campus within a two-year span. The Anthony A. Leon Guerrero Allied Health Center opened in December 2009, and the college’s new Learning Resource [...]

The Department of Education has chosen the company it wants to hire as a third-party financial manager, but is holding off on releasing the company’s name until its federal counterpart gives the thumbs up.
Deputy Superintendent Taling Taitano said last night DOE chose its preferred bidder last week and expects to receive approval from the U.S. [...]

Fiscal mismanagement at the Guam Environmental Protection Agency has hurt the agency’s ability to protect human health and the environment, according to the U.S. EPA’s 2009 End of Year Program Review Summary released April 28.
The 23-page review focuses on Guam EPA’s financial difficulties that it has been experiencing over the last two years and [...]

Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo says she has led an effort with several of her colleagues to support the nation’s seaports by sending a letter to Secretary Ray LaHood of the U.S. Department of Transportation requesting that the Department commit at least 25% of National Infrastructure Investments grants for port infrastructure.
The U.S. Congress appropriated $600 million [...]

Resolution 352-30, passed by the Guam Legislature, called for the federal government to avoid awarding ARRA funds to a single entity. IT&E was the sole applicant that was awarded $8 million in the first round of funding for the Broadband Technology Program under the ARRA out of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The [...]

With over $145 million in federal grants awarded to the Guam Department of Education this fiscal year, the department’s federal programs division is hosting a two-day overview of the grants received by key stakeholders.
The first of the two-day event will be held today from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Hilton Guam Resort [...]

A contract to manage the $200 million Port Authority of Guam modernization project was awarded to EA Engineering, Science and Technology by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration.
The awarding of this contract is necessary for Congress to authorize the Defense Department’s request for $50 million for port improvement projects, according to Guam Delegate Madeleine [...]

GTA TeleGuam protests IT&E’s $8 million broadband stimulus award.
Read more:
http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/gta-teleguam-protests-it-es-8-million-broadband-stimulus-award/2010-04-13#ixzz0l2ce00LS
http://mvguam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11720:gta-8m-stimulus-for-telecom-firm-unnecessary&catid=1:guam-local-news&Itemid=2
http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4325:gta-questions-8-million-stiumlus-award-to-itae&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156

Efforts to close the Ordot Dump and open a new landfill in Layon are on track. Such was the report from federal receiver Gershman, Brickner & Bratton during a quarterly status hearing this morning. But there’s still several concerns that need to be addressed in order to make that a reality.
Only 476 days of [...]

The Obama administration is seeking congressional authority to invest up to $50 million in the Port Authority of Guam’s modernization plan, Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo announced on Wednesday.
President Barack Obama, in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., explained the significance of the port upgrade.
“Modernization of the port is a critical prerequisite for the military [...]

The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration has announced an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investment to help bridge the technological divide, boost economic growth, create jobs, and improve education and healthcare on Guam and the CNMI.
The $8 million grant will increase broadband access and adoption by upgrading the existing telecommunications network serving these [...]

In addition to the $9.5 million that Guam Community College will receive directly from the federal government under President Barack Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, GCC also has been awarded a $1.28 million grant from the Guam Environmental Protection Agency/Guam Energy Office’s share of stimulus funding.
Guam EPA/GEO received a total of $19 million [...]

The Guam Department of Education will publish packets to attract bidders who want to be the school system’s federally mandated money manager but if the position isn’t filled in two months, millions in federal grant money will be held up.
This is an unlikely worst-case scenario, said Guam DOE Superintendent Nerissa Bretania Underwood during a school [...]

Because of the large sum of federal funds flowing into Guam, the Guam State Clearinghouse has sought the Bureau of Budget Management and Research’s assistance in making sure the local government is in compliance with federal regulations governing these grants.
“The Guam State Clearinghouse in the last fiscal year has reviewed over $300 million in [...]

Guam State Clearinghouse Administrator Roland Villaverde says he is anticipating millions of dollars more in grant money for Guam in the coming months. He was the guest speaker at this week’s Rotary Club of Northern Guam meeting, where he presented the functions that his office provides for the island.
Villaverde says he is working to obtain [...]