. $7.8M DoD contract awarded News: Guam Posted on: Nov 06, 2023 Share this News $7.8M DoD contract awarded Local contractor IAN Corp. was awarded a $7.86 million firm-fixed-price contract.
. New partnership with NAVFACMAR paves way for UOG engineering students to intern News: Guam Posted on: Nov 06, 2023 Share this News New partnership with NAVFACMAR paves way for UOG engineering students to intern University of Guam engineering students now have internship opportunities with the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Marianas thanks to a new partnership.
. Diverse security needs drive US activities in Micronesia News: Guam Posted on: Oct 27, 2023 Share this News Diverse security needs drive US activities in Micronesia Guam and other islands in Micronesia continue to be an important area of activity for the United States, with defined relationships for countries in Micronesia, as the U.S. also maintains relationships throughout the Pacific.
. Grants awarded to governments and organizations across the region News: Guam, Palau Posted on: Oct 27, 2023 Share this News Grants awarded to governments and organizations across the region
. Guam Governor talks health, technology at 2023 Pacific Defense Contracting Summit News: Guam Posted on: Oct 23, 2023 Share this News Guam Governor talks health, technology at 2023 Pacific Defense Contracting Summit Reiterating Guam’s role in the Department of Defense’s focus on the Pacific, Gov. Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero pushed for the need to build up medical services.
. Multi-million dollar MilCon contract protested News: Guam Posted on: Oct 20, 2023 Share this News Multi-million dollar MilCon contract protested A protest has been filed for a multi-million Small Business Design-Build Multiple Award Construction Contract, military officials confirmed.
. Fruit bat, Bridled white eye bird likely extinct News: Guam Posted on: Oct 19, 2023 Share this News Fruit bat, Bridled white eye bird likely extinct The Mariana fruit bat and the Bridled white eye bird of Guam were among 21 species removed from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction, according to an Oct. 17 press release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
. Blankets are back on United Airlines News: Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Japan, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau Posted on: Oct 17, 2023 Share this News Blankets are back on United Airlines According to various media reports, United Airlines is bringing back blankets to “domestic … and all red-eye flights” from Nov. 1. Whether this will include flights departing Guam early morning is uncertain. The Journal has reached out to United to verify.
. Social Security benefits to increase by 3.2% News: Guam Posted on: Oct 17, 2023 Share this News Social Security benefits to increase by 3.2% U. S. Social Security Administration Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as a cost-of-living adjustment, the U.S. SSA announced Oct. 12, adding about $50 monthly to the average retirement benefit from January.
. DOL bars subcontractor for failure to pay proper wages News: Guam Posted on: Oct 12, 2023 Share this News DOL bars subcontractor for failure to pay proper wages The U.S. Department of Labor has debarred a Guam federal subcontractor from seeking federally funded contracts after the department’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer shortchanged 29 construction workers at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz and gave investigators falsified records.