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Final release of EIS hinges on Guam feedbackTHE final environmental impact statement on the military buildup could be released by late spring or early summer of next year, depending on public comments the Joint Guam Program Office and the Department of Defense receive, according to JGPO director John Jackson. Go here to read the rest: Public matters details >>>

MORE than 300 Guam Department of Education employees who are paid under federal programs whose monies ran out this pay period were given a reprieve when Gov. Felix Camacho signed an executive order last Friday declaring a state of emergency that allows him to transfer up to $250,000 to the financially beleaguered public school system. See the original post here: GDOE employees granted reprieve details >>>

GDOE to release  federally-funded employeesTHE Guam Department of Education will send out a letter of separation to 302 federally-funded employees, informing them that they will be released by Monday because the $185,000 funding for their payroll is not available for pay period ending Nov. 21. Originally posted here: 302 staffers idled details >>>

THE Office of Public Accountability yesterday granted the Department of Public Works motion for a protective order of all proposals of the International Bridge Corporation and two other companies that bidded on the financing, construction and leaseback of the new John F. Kennedy High School and have since appealed DPW”s decision to choose IBC over their bids to remain sealed, restricting each bidder access to one another's bid proposal. Original post: JFK proposals sealed details >>>

I read a news article in Malaysia. All these while so many Malays who are DG ( Director Generals) in various government departments making easy money with false claims and many having luxury homes, cars and many wifes? And every year the auditor general publish such stories but the Malaysian government cover up under the carpet and wont take actions on these DG's? Why is it ? Is it because the DG's are related to Prime Minister? Or ministers? details >>>

DESPITE the closure of 33 public schools because the Guam Department of Education could not legally procure a food vendor to provide meals to students in a timely manner; several schools closings for repeated health and safety violations by regulatory agencies; dismal national SAT10 scores; an apparent escalation of violence at the schools and USDOE’s decision to place GDOE’s fiscal and management oversight of federal programs under a third party fiduciary agent, the state of the island’s public school system is still improving and the devotion to student learning and student progress is firmly in place. See original here: Underwood focuses on positive ... details >>>

THE projected costs of multiyear, non-defense projects and programs that are needed to support the larger military presence as Guam prepares for the buildup is just a shot in the dark because the Department of Defense is not sharing information with the local government in a timely manner, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report released last Friday. View original post here: GovGuam left out by DoD details >>>

Bag contains pot, not potatoA FIVE-TEAM K-9 unit from the Department of Corrections and Customs and Quarantine, with the assistance of the Guam Police Department, did a random drug sweep at Southern High School yesterday morning, placing the school in lockdown. Original post: SHS drug sweep details >>>

after serving jail time for attempted murder, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections website. Hudson won an Academy Award for her ... details >>>

ALTHOUGH education superintendent Dr. Nerissa Underwood said she was assured by risk management director Phil Maestri that the Guam Department of Education can still draw down funds in spite of being placed under a third party agent, it is still unclear how that will be interpreted until the specific requirements of the grants are spelled out. See the rest here: Payless Friday for federally funded staff details >>>