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Office of Management and Budget
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Oct 29 to Nov 4
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Jun 22, 2026
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November 2026
Nov 1 to 4
- OGP Defends Hiring ex-Governor’s Office Aide Itza García to Oversee ERP Rollout
Orlando Rivera Berríos, director of Puerto Rico’s Office of Management and Budget (OGP), defended the hiring of Itza M. García, former deputy secretary of the Governor’s Office, to help ensure an orderly transition and continuity of the government’s ERP platform, whose launch in early July has caused serious disruptions in payments to thousands of employees, contractors and government suppliers due to lack of training and errors in the system, which centralizes finance, payroll, procurement, human resources and contracting for the executive branch.
- Contract Watch: Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto’s $6.8 Million Contract Leads 19 New Filings Over $1 Million
Since Oct 28, 19 government contracts of $1 million or more with private firms have been newly filed in the Comptroller’s contract registry.
- Puerto Rico Unions Call Thursday March to La Fortaleza Over Government Failures to Workers
Several labor organizations in Puerto Rico called on teachers, teaching and non-teaching staff, University of Puerto Rico (UPR) workers and the general public to join a march on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 10:00 AM. The march will start at Plaza Colón, go to the Office of Management and Budget (OGP) and continue to La Fortaleza.
- Oversight Board Warns Special Education Debts Could Exceed $20 Million as Education Can’t Tally What It Owes
Puerto Rico’s Oversight Board warned that unpaid Special Education Program debts could exceed $20 million, and that the Department of Education still has not determined how much it owes despite the Board’s repeated requests since May.
- Teachers’ Union Presses OGP for Payment Schedule on $90.4 Million in Owed Salary Adjustments
The Teachers Association on Monday demanded that Puerto Rico’s Office of Management and Budget (OGP) release a work calendar detailing when thousands of teachers will receive $90.4 million owed for magisterial career salary increases, four months after Governor Jenniffer González announced the disbursement on June 22.
October 2026
Oct 29 to 31
- Governor Funds PR-346 Paving and Inaugurates Two Remodeled Projects in Hormigueros
Governor Jenniffer González Colón visited Hormigueros under her 'Cumpliendo contigo' program, where she assigned funds, advanced works and inaugurated two projects with Mayor Pedro García, District 20 Representative Emilio Carlo and staff from the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA), Puerto Rico’s Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3), which pays out the federal disaster recovery money, Housing and the Puerto Rico Police.
Oct 22 to 28
- Puerto Rico Senate PPD Caucus Proposes Using $131.65 Million Emergency Fund to Ease Electricity Bill Hike
The Popular Democratic Party (PPD) delegation in Puerto Rico’s Senate presented several proposals to ease the rise in electricity bills, including using a Fund for emergencies that, they say, has enough money.
- Puerto Rico Senate Moves Bill Assigning $5 Million a Year to SER de Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s Senate has placed on its calendar House Joint Resolution 373, which would order the government to assign $5 million every year to the Sociedad de Educación y Rehabilitación (SER) de Puerto Rico.
- Oversight Board Releases $2.6 Million for Police Protection Orders Processing Center
The Oversight Board (JSF) has released $2.6 million to pay professional services at the Puerto Rico Police’s Center for Operations and Processing of Protection Orders (Copop), allowing it to keep assisting victims of gender violence through the current fiscal year.
- Oversight Board Authorizes $20 Million for Housekeeper Program in 65 Puerto Rico Towns
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, created under the federal PROMESA law, authorized the disbursement of $20 million to fund the Ama de Llaves (Housekeeper) program in 65 Puerto Rico towns.
- Oversight Board Orders Puerto Rico Education Department to Revise and Resubmit Multiyear Financial Plan
The Financial Oversight and Management Board (JSF) asked Puerto Rico’s Education Department to revise and resubmit its multiyear financial plan.
Oct 15 to 21
- University of Puerto Rico Non-Teaching Employees Threaten Strike Over Unimplemented Union Contract
The Brotherhood of Exempt Non-Teaching Employees (Heend) of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) warned on Tuesday that it will activate its strike vote if university administrators do not act to put into effect its 2024 collective bargaining agreement and its Classification and Compensation Plan.
- Oversight Board Presses Puerto Rico Over Alianza Schools Funding Shortfall
Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board has demanded information from Governor Jenniffer González Colón’s administration on the Alianza Schools (EPA in the board’s English acronym) program, after a multimillion-dollar funding deficit was detected.
- PPD Senators File Two Bills to Keep Government Services Accessible to Older Adults
The Popular Democratic Party (PPD) delegation in the Puerto Rico Senate announced Monday the filing of two bills aimed at older adults.
- Oversight Board Questions Education Department Funding for Puerto Rico Charter-Style Alliance Schools
Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight Board (JSF) questioned whether the Education Department can fund current operations and the expansion of public alliance schools (EPA, known as charter schools), citing a projected $13 million deficit for these schools this fiscal year.
Oct 8 to 14
- House Transportation Chair Vows to Block Diesel Costs From Customers’ Bills Amid Amur River Standoff
House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chair José "Cheito" Hernández Concepción said on Normando en la Mañana that he will "fight" to keep the cost of burning diesel during the Amur River vessel standoff off consumers’ electric bills.
- Oversight Board Approves Salary Regulation for Puerto Rico Police Rank System
The Financial Oversight and Management Board (JSF) approved the regulation that will govern salaries for the Puerto Rico Police’s rank personnel.
Oct 1 to 7
- Education Secretary Says Department Is Working to Pay School Transporters Amid Work Stoppage
Puerto Rico Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés responded on Monday to the work stoppage by school transporters, acknowledging that the Education Department (DE) owes them money.
- Education Dept. Non-Teaching Staff Pay Plan Would Cost $59.4 Million a Year
A classification and pay plan for the Puerto Rico Education Department’s non-teaching employees could cost $59.4 million a year, Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés told the House of Representatives’ Treasury Committee on Monday.
- House Finance Chair Urges Better Management at Education Department Over Unpaid Vendors
During a demonstration by the Puerto Rico Federation of School Transporters, Eddie Charbonier, chair of the House of Representatives’ Finance Committee, called for an evaluation of management inside the Department of Education (DE) so the agency can pay its service providers.
- Senator Proposes Fee Relief for Cargo Truckers Without Knowing the Fiscal Cost
Senator Roxanna Soto Aguilú has filed Senate Bill 1503, which seeks to give economic relief to cargo transporters, but the fiscal analysis of the proposal would be done only after it becomes law.
- School Bus Operators Demand Payment of About $9 Million Owed by Education Department
School transportation providers took to the streets in a protest on Monday over a multimillion-dollar debt the Puerto Rico Department of Education owes for services already provided.
- Loíza Mayor Receives New Vehicle from OGP Director
Loíza Mayor Julia Nazario announced on Facebook that she has a new vehicle, a black van with 54,000 miles, which was provided by Orlando Rivera Berríos, the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OGP).
- Puerto Rico Police Pay Contract Workers After Three-Month Delay
The Puerto Rico Police Department has issued payments to 42 contract workers who provide services to victims of domestic violence, sexual crimes, and other vulnerable populations.
September 2026
Sep 29 to 30
- Governor Announces $20.5 Million Allocation to Cover Special Education Transportation
Governor Jenniffer González announced that the Financial Oversight and Management Board (JSF) authorized the reprogramming of just over $26.5 million to pay for several government services, including transportation for Special Education students and technology services.
- Oversight Board Clears $114 Million for Road Repaving in 40 Municipalities
The Financial Oversight and Management Board (JSF) approved several budget requests from the Puerto Rico government that will allow more than $114 million to be directed to road repaving and rehabilitation, plus another $53 million for economic development incentives.
Sep 22 to 28
- Fiscal Board Approves Only 25% of Funds Requested for AAA Wells
The Fiscal Oversight Board (JSF) approved only 25% of the emergency reserve funds requested by the Puerto Rico government to rehabilitate five wells of the Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA).
- Puerto Rico Mayors Press Fiscal Board to Speed Up $89 Million in Budget Disbursements
With the first quarter of fiscal year 2026-2027 nearly over, the Federation of Mayors of Puerto Rico asked the Financial Oversight and Management Board (JSF) to say when it will approve distribution plans for four budget allocations totaling $89 million that municipalities have not yet received.
- UPR Non-Teaching Employees Take Wage and Labor Demands to La Fortaleza
The Hermandad de Empleados Exentos No Docentes, a union representing non-teaching employees at the University of Puerto Rico, brought its demands to La Fortaleza after multiple unsuccessful negotiations with university administration.
- Governor Opens New Entrance and Outdoor Theater at Santurce’s Centro de Bellas Artes
Governor Jenniffer González inaugurated a new entrance portico and an outdoor theater at the Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré in Santurce.
- FEI Expands Probe into DDEC Scandal to Include Deputy Secretary Roberto Lefranc Fortuño
The Panel of Independent Special Prosecutors (FEI) announced that Roberto Lefranc Fortuño, deputy secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC), has been added to the list of officials under investigation in an ongoing probe into irregularities at the agency, part of Governor Jenniffer González Colón’s administration.
- Junta Fiscal Director Criticizes Education Department’s Budget
Robert Mujica, the executive director of the Junta Fiscal, criticized the Department of Education on Wednesday for its budget and the governor’s intention to increase pensions for those receiving less than $1,000.
- Burgos Takes Lead Overseeing OGP and Treasury on Government Payments System
Puerto Rico’s Secretary of the Governor, Norma Burgos, said she has had to personally summon the Office of Management and Budget (OGP) and the Department of the Treasury (Hacienda) to move forward governor’s projects that had been delayed due to lack of cooperation between the two agencies.
Sep 15 to 21
- Fiscal Oversight Board Releases $3.7 Million in Funds for UPR
The Financial Oversight and Management Board (JSF) approved the transfer and release of $3,738,000 to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) after the institution met a financial transformation milestone aimed at strengthening its financial reporting through periodic fiscal closings.
Sep 8 to 14
- Fiscal Board Delays Governor’s Request to Fund Well Reactivation Amid Drought Emergency
Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board (Junta de Supervisión Fiscal) has not immediately granted Governor Jenniffer González Colón’s request to use $9,688,345 from the Emergency Reserve to evaluate, rehabilitate and reactivate five existing wells in the Dorado area, which would let the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA) extract water for distribution in the metropolitan area.
July 2026
Jul 29 to 31
- 14 Years of Waiting: Teachers Still Haven’t Received Payment for Teaching Career
The Secretary of the Department of Education, Eliezer Ramos Parés, announced that the agency is waiting for the Office of Management and Budget (OGP) to authorize the payment to professionals in the teaching career.
Jul 1 to 7
- Víctor Ramos Defends Contracting of New Security Companies
Víctor Ramos Otero, Secretary of the Department of Health, defended the decision to contract new security companies, stating that there is nothing to investigate.
- Governor Announces $118 Million to Settle Special Education Program Obligations
Governor Jenniffer González Colón announced the approval of $118 million to settle the obligations of the Special Education Program (PEE), including the payment of accumulated debts and current obligations for the 2026 fiscal year.
June 2026
Jun 22 to 28
- OGP Warns of Adverse Fiscal Impact of Bill Creating Part-Time Government Jobs
The Office of Management and Budget (OGP) warned that a bill to create part-time jobs in the government may not lead to cost savings, as it would still incur costs associated with employment, such as health insurance and unemployment benefits.
- Jenniffer González Allocates $90 Million to Pay Off Teacher Career Debt
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González announced that approximately 5,850 active and inactive teachers in the public education system will receive retroactive payments for the Teacher Career program, a debt that in some cases dates back to 2013.