GUAM LEGISLATURE MEDIA LIVESTREAM

General Government Operations and Appropriations · February 2, 2026

0:00/1:35

1:35:16

0:00

20:00

40:00

1:00:00

1:20:00

1:35:16

CQA overview: staffing, procurement and autonomy request

Presentation

0:00 → 3:44(3m 44s)

Vincent Perez (Chief, Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency) described chronic staffing shortfalls at DOA that hamper recruiting, procurement and institutional knowledge; proposed autonomy for CQA to hire accountants and to set rates (passenger fee cited at $8.29) to improve recruitment and retention.

Keywords:

Speakers:

Legislative oversight hearing on Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency examined staffing and retention, access to prior-year appropriations and special funds, procurement and modernization delays, broken-seal inspections and evidence handling, and plans for a satellite inspection facility at the Port Authority.

AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Transcript

Unlock the transcript with a paid subscription