House tables Senate passed concurrent resolution for fed review of questioned expenditures
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The two chambers of the American Samoa Legislature found themselves at odds last Friday, the final day of the Fourth Session of the 39th Legislature, over a Sen






![Senator Togiola T.A. Tulafono, chairman of the newly established Senate Government Operations Investigative Committee, which has been tasked with conducting oversight investigations into government operations, public spending, and agency compliance with territorial laws and regulations. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] Senator Togiola T.A. Tulafono](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/togiola_new_2026_0.jpg?itok=pU-nX-Gb)
![(l-r) Homeland Security Deputy Director Esau Esau, Homeland Security Director Vaetagaloa Glenn Lefiti, Acting Public Safety Commissioner Tautalaso'o Moliga, and Deputy Commissioner Falana'i Ta'ase Sagapolutele testify before a Senate committee hearing on drug trafficking and law enforcement coordination in the Territory last Thursday. Apparently DHS has taken over as lead in drug interdiction efforts in the territory [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] Homeland Security officials](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/10000_jpg_0.jpg?itok=RCxYoZ_U)
![Senator Togiola T.A. Tulafono, chairman of the newly established Senate Government Operations Investigative Committee, which has been tasked with conducting oversight investigations into government operations, public spending, and agency compliance with territorial laws and regulations. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] Senator Togiola T.A. Tulafono](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/togiola_new_2026.jpg?itok=crMaYePl)

![Twelve (12) of the 13 ASCC students who will receive the National Science Foundation S-STEM scholarship this semester. The scholarship is intended to assist students in the American Pacific territories as they compete in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) fields. Application was open to students majoring in any Science field at ASCC, and successful applicants included majors in Marine Science, Natural Resources and General Agriculture. [Courtesy Photo] National Science Foundation S-STEM SCHOLARS](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ascc_s-stem_scholarships.jpeg?itok=qEviP2O6)