Agency Oversight: Sen. Shawn Gumataotao is seeking financial details from the fire, police and corrections departments, questioning a GFD operating shortfall alongside nearly half its firefighter recruitment funding left unspent. Transition: Outgoing Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero named chief of staff Jon Junior Calvo to coordinate the handover to Gov.-elect Tony Ada and Lt. Gov.-elect E.J. Calvo, whose Republican team won the governorship as Republicans retained a Legislature majority. Democrat Alicia Limtiaco defeated incumbent James Moylan for Guam’s congressional seat, and Phillip Tydingco won the attorney general’s race; turnout was a record-low 53%. Military Buildup: Guam’s defense liaison office still cannot identify which villages will face the buildup’s effects first. A federally funded study is assessing infrastructure and service needs across all 19 villages. Seabed Mining: A pending federal court ruling on a proposed American Samoa lease sale could affect a planned Dec. 16 sale near the Marianas. Indigenous advocates have formally objected to the proposed leasing, citing inadequate consultation and cultural harm. Regional Defense: The Air Force is weighing thousands of annual training operations at four CNMI airfields, part of a plan to disperse forces across the Pacific.