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A 20-member, multi-sector delegation from the Northern Mariana Islands recently attended the Interagency Regional Convening in San Francisco to advocate for infrastructure support and address regional defense readiness, according to the NMI Office of the Governor.

NMI Gov. David Apatang, signed the Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations and Budget Authority Act into law on Oct. 6, exercising line-item vetoes and establishing reduced work hours for government employees to maintain fiscal stability.

The 38th Guam Legislature drastically altered an executive funding proposal on Tuesday, stripping a four million dollar University of Guam initiative to funnel nearly $20 million in excess tax revenues entirely to the island’s only public hospital.

Guam’s travel authorities were keen to play up the importance and potential of the Japanese market during the recent Tourism Expo Japan, but there was clearly concern among many of the companies taking part in the event at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center.

Gov. David M. Apatang declared a government shutdown for the Northern Mariana Islands due to the fiscal year 2027 pending approval as of Sept 30.

Guam remains the irreplaceable focal point of U.S. defense strategy in the Pacific, but military authorities are actively coordinating with local and federal partners to manage the strains that defense expansion places on civilian infrastructure, according to defense officials.

Amorient Engineering, Guam was awarded a $20 million “firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract for civil and structural architect-engineer services.”

Gov. David Apatang has issued Executive Order No. 2026-021 to renew and extend a state of significant emergency for an additional 30 days across the Northern Mariana Islands as the commonwealth continues repairing critical infrastructure and rebuilding following two major typhoons this year.

The Marshall Islands Office of Commerce, Investment, and Tourism launched the Marshall Islands Pocket Guide in partnership with the South Pacific Pocket Guide.

Among the many military construction awards that are being expedited as the end of the financial year of Sept. 30 approaches are two with a Guam connection.