{"242621":{"#nid":"242621","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Government Shutdown Prompts Contingency Planning","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith the majority of federal agency operations suspended, Georgia Tech is developing contingency plans that will enable continuity of campus operations without federal funding.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe impact has been minimal since the Oct. 1 shutdown, but the longer the government ceases operations, the wider the ramifications. At the direction of President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson, an institutional task force has been formed to monitor the developments in Washington, D.C. and develop specific plans that would sustain Tech operations should the hiatus extend for a prolonged period of time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause Georgia Tech relies on the U.S. government to fund research and student financial aid, any interruption in the operations of the federal government has an impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ability for Georgia Tech to recover the costs of federally funded research is an example of almost immediate impact. A shutdown would affect each federal agency in a slightly different way, and the ability to receive payment may vary with the type of contract, or grant and funding source. Overall, the effect is likely to be profound. Non-federal research funding and the associated revenue should not be affected in the near-term. Tech\u2019s\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.osp.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E Office of Sponsored Programs\u003C\/a\u003E has compiled guidance provided by major federal research agencies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is some risk for those students who receive federal financial aid, but the number affected and the severity of the impact depends on the length of the shutdown. Georgia Tech does not anticipate a problem for fall semester but if a shutdown lasts for a few weeks or longer, the impact on future semesters will be reevaluated. The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bursar.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBursar\u2019s Office\u003C\/a\u003E will hold any such students harmless until the resumption of federal government operations.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith the majority of federal agency operations suspended, Georgia Tech is developing contingency plans that will enable continuity of campus operations without federal funding.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Plans will enable continuity of campus operations in case of prolonged hiatus"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2013-10-04 09:12:50","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:00","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-10-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-10-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"242631":{"id":"242631","type":"image","title":"U.S. Capitol","body":null,"created":"1449243704","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:41:44","changed":"1475894919","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:39","alt":"U.S. Capitol","file":{"fid":"197827","name":"united_states_capitol_west_front_edit2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/united_states_capitol_west_front_edit2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/united_states_capitol_west_front_edit2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":331737,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/united_states_capitol_west_front_edit2_0.jpg?itok=IYecxd40"}}},"media_ids":["242631"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.osp.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Office of Sponsored Programs"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}