News - Guam

A $15.4 million federal grant dedicated to expanding the Guam Veterans Cemetery is at risk of being rescinded following a mounting legal dispute between veterans leadership and the island’s top prosecutor.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrived at U.S. Naval Base Guam on Tuesday, June 16, for its first port call of 2026, marking a key stop in its current Indo-Pacific patrol.

ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics LLC of Fairfield, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $150 million “firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for facilities maintenance, repair and operations supplies,” according to a June 16 release CHamoru Standard Time from the U.S. Department of War.

The Guam Visitors Bureau led a delegation of 12 local businesses to the 41st Seoul International Travel Fair from June 4 to June 7 at the COEX exhibition center to expand regional market share.

Guam recorded a substantial expansion in total employment with a net increase of 790 jobs in March 2026 compared to March 2025, propelled by strong gains within the private sector despite minor contractions in public payrolls.

The U.S. Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 63rd Fast Response Cutter, the USCGC Jeffrey Palazzo, in Key West on June 12 CHamoru Standard time.

Tutor Perini Corp. announced June 12 CHamoru Standard time that it has been awarded a task order valued at approximately $651.8 million by Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific for the hardening of critical feeders on Naval Base Guam.

The government of Guam could face a potential $61 million debt liability following a federal lawsuit against the Guam Visitors Bureau, according to a warning issued by the island's chief legal officer.

The Department of Public Health and Social Services is executing a major structural centralization of its sprawling divisions through newly secured commercial leases, a transition unfolding alongside a massive operational surge driven by the expiration of federal welfare waivers.