CNMI General Fund deficit increases 17.4% to $300.8M

(July 22, 2010)  

The report on the audit of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 conducted by Deloitte showed that the CNMI General Fund's deficit rose 17.4% to $300.8 million from $256.4 million in fiscal year 2008. The audit was conducted in accordance with the United States Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133.

Delinquent recommendations decreased by 29% in 2009

(June 29, 2010)  

OPA released its semi-annual Audit Recommendations Tracking Report for the period ending December 31, 2009. Forty-eight audit recommendations were tracked 2009. Of the 48 audit recommendations, two was closed and 46 remained either open or resolved. Of the 46 open or resolved recommendations, 30 were considered delinquent.

OPA affirms P&S Director's decision to deny GPPC’s second protest

(April 6, 2010)  

The issue on appeal was whether ITSI “qualified” its lump sum bid such that it could not be considered a firm offer and must be rejected as non-responsive. OPA found that ITSI’s bid was responsive, the contracting officer properly solicited additional information with which to make a responsibility determination, and the contracting officer’s responsibility decision had a rational basis, with no showing of fraud or bad faith or prejudicial violation of an applicable statute or regulation.