AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoCybersecurity: Attackers hijacked American Samoa’s .as domain registry, along with Ghana’s and Sierra Leone’s, to alter DNS records and obtain unauthorized HTTPS certificates for Google and other organizations. Google says its systems were not breached; the certificates were blocked and revoked. ASG Investment: Testimony from insurance-company representatives that they issued no policy—and the Insurance Commissioner’s statement that he knew nothing of the deal—deepens questions over ASG’s $10.1 million investment of ARPA interest funds. Energy Investment: The Port Administration is advancing a privately financed 25-megawatt solar farm and battery project at Pago Pago airport, targeted to open by the end of 2027 with no cost to taxpayers. FY2027 Budget: Governor Pulaali‘i signed the budget but vetoed several appropriations, including about $11.9 million in capital projects and funding for road and transportation work. Workforce: A bill to pause the immigration-law provision that lets employers seek workers beyond statutory quotas stalled in the House, leaving businesses’ access to that hiring route unresolved until lawmakers return in January.
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