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Customs automation plan advances amid grant, procurement and timeline hurdles
Summary
CQA described an automation roadmap (ASCUDA/Assicuda/UNCTAD system), a draft procurement timeline and available technical assistance and local funding, but acknowledged procurement delays, a returned FEMA grant and the need for legislative action to clear legal/administrative barriers.
Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency officials outlined a multi‑year plan to modernize and automate manual customs processes, describing studies, vendor reviews and a proposed adoption of an ASSICUDA/ASCUDA trade‑facilitation system. Agency witnesses said work contracted under Department of Interior technical assistance funded assessments and consultant reports and that a local $1.3 million allocation plus a $760,000 DOI grant are available as contingencies.
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