State Agencies

A.B. Won Pat International Airport AuthorityGIAA

authority

Public corporation operating the A.B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam’s commercial air gateway.

Consolidated Commission on UtilitiesCCU

commission

Elected five-member commission that governs the Guam Power Authority and the Guam Waterworks Authority.

Department of AdministrationDOA

cabinet

Central fiscal, accounting, payroll, and human-resources agency for the government of Guam.

Department of Land ManagementDLM

cabinet

Manages government of Guam land records, surveys, zoning, and the Chamorro Land Trust registry.

Department of Public Health and Social ServicesDPHSS

cabinet

Administers public health, Medicaid, welfare, and social-services programs for Guam.

Department of Public WorksDPW

cabinet

Builds and maintains Guam’s roads and public infrastructure and administers building permitting and bus transportation.

Department of Revenue and TaxationDRT

cabinet

Administers Guam’s tax laws, including the mirror-code territorial income tax, plus licensing and motor-vehicle registration.

Guam Department of EducationGDOE

cabinet

Operates Guam’s public K-12 school system; governed by the elected Guam Education Board.

Guam Economic Development AuthorityGEDA

authority

Public corporation that promotes economic development and administers Qualifying Certificate tax-incentive programs.

Guam Homeland Security / Office of Civil DefenseGHS/OCD

cabinet

Coordinates homeland security, emergency management, and disaster preparedness and response for Guam.

Guam Memorial Hospital AuthorityGMHA

authority

Public corporation operating Guam Memorial Hospital, the territory’s civilian public hospital.

Guam Police DepartmentGPD

cabinet

Principal law-enforcement agency of the territory of Guam.

Guam Power AuthorityGPA

authority

Public corporation providing electric power island-wide; overseen by the elected five-member Consolidated Commission on Utilities.

Guam Visitors BureauGVB

authority

Public corporation responsible for tourism marketing and destination management for Guam.

Guam Waterworks AuthorityGWA

authority

Public corporation providing water and wastewater service island-wide; overseen by the elected five-member Consolidated Commission on Utilities.

Office of Public AccountabilityOPA

cabinet

Independent audit office led by the elected, nonpartisan Public Auditor of Guam; audits government of Guam agencies and hears procurement appeals.

Office of the Attorney General of GuamOAG

cabinet

Chief legal officer of Guam; the Attorney General has been independently elected since 2002.

Office of the Governor of Guam

cabinet

Office of the Governor of Guam, the chief executive of the territory; the governor’s complex is known as Adelup.

Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Guam

cabinet

Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Guam, elected jointly with the Governor on a single ticket.

Port Authority of GuamPAG

authority

Public corporation operating the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port, Guam’s sole commercial seaport.