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Guam National Guard officials warn of local matching shortfalls as performance-based budgeting begins
Summary
Department of Military Affairs leaders told a legislative committee they are transitioning to performance-based budgeting but have struggled in recent years to meet a 25% local match on certain cooperative-agreement appendices and will pursue reconciliations and corrective actions with federal and territorial partners.
Department of Military Affairs leaders told the Guam Legislature on March 13 that they are moving toward performance-based budgeting but face recurring challenges meeting local matching obligations tied to the National Guard Bureau cooperative agreement.
Brigadier General Karen L. Watson described the PBB goal as "to shift the conversation from how much we spent to what did we achieve for the people of Guam," and said PBB would align cooperative-agreement funds with KPIs such as facility readiness and troop response times. Watson also noted that cooperative agreements must comply with federal regulations, including 2 CFR part 200.
Colonel Christian Cruz, the United States Property and Fiscal…
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