A Memorandum of Understanding for the State of Pohnpei was signed to support the Blue Prosperity Micronesia program; the MoU initiates the development of a legally-binding Marine Spatial Plan for Pohnpei’s waters from 0–12 nautical miles

The new Revenue Management System has been launched: it is a major national milestone supported by the World Bank, designed to modernize collection and management of public revenue to improve service delivery, transparency, and trust in institutions

Under new US Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeting numbers of potentially illegal aliens, latest unprecedented development is Micronesians being removed from the US to the offshore detention facility at the US Navy base in Guantánamo Bay

A MoU to expand the use of cargo through Nauru Airlines' Central Pacific route has been signed together with Palau and Marshall Islands to solve logistical, economic and geographic challenges faced by all of these small nations

A Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for infrastructure improvements at the Yap International Airport and the Yap Seaport in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, has been issued by the US