CMTF Labor Sub-Committee Weekly Report – 15 Mar 2008



16 March 2008 – Regional Innovations Grant Funds for Grant Writer Background: The Guam Department of Labor continues to pursue the Regional Innovations Grant (RIG) to assist in regional workforce development training and education planning initiatives. On March 14, 2008, the Office of Insular Areas, Department of Interior notified the Guam Department of Labor that the OIA is pursuing the possibility of funding the grant writer for the RIG proposal. Although, the GDOL technical team has been consistently meeting and developing the proposal, technical assistance is needed in finalizing the regional components of the proposal. This would be the first time that GDOL will be submitting a proposal that requires a regional approach and given the complexity, it is been recommended that GDOL seek further assistance through an experienced regional workforce development grant writer. An official letter from the Governor of Guam to OIA-DOI requesting for funding to support this effort.

19 March 2008: State Department Meeting with Palau officials - Melinda Lucke, Country Desk Officer, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands Department of State updated the Guam Labor Sub-Committee Chair and Vice chair of the State Department’s recent visit to Palau. Officials from the State Department met with Billy Kuartei, Chief of Staff for Palau President Remengasau, and Patrick U. Tellei, President of Palau Community College. Palau citizens would like the opportunity to apply for Guam employment opportunities as will as be included in the Guam workforce database. Ms. Lucke shared the GDOL website with the Palau team and is very pleased that the site facilitates matching laborers with contractors. A follow-up meeting with the Palau team to discuss further efforts with GDOL will take place in Hawaii on March 24, 2008.

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4 February – Military EIS Socio-Economic Appointment Request:

On February 4, 2008, John M. Knox and Associates contacted the Chairs of the Civilian Military Taskforce Sub-Committees to schedule meetings to discuss issues/concerns related to the Military Environmental Impact Statement Socio-Economic portion. A team will be on Guam the week of Feb 11 -15, 2008 to meet with each Sub-Committee Chair. The Labor Sub-Committee is scheduled to meet with the team on February 14, 2008 at 8:00 am., GDOL 4TH Floor Conference Room.

4 February - Bureau of Budget Management & Research Fiscal Year 2010 US

Congressional Budget considerations:

Background: During the January CMTF meeting, Sub-Committee Chairs were tasked with developing budget reports for the Governor to submit in time for the US Congress to consider the funding needs in preparation for the military buildup. It is expected that the budget report will reflect Fiscal Year 2010 funding needs for each department or agency that will be impacted by the military buildup. On February 4 & 7, 2008, the Subcommittee Chairs and Finance/Administrative staff met to discuss the budget submissions. The proposed budget will be submitted by the Governor for consideration in the US Congressional appropriations Budgets are broken down into three (3) categories:

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