{"65483":{"#nid":"65483","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Minimal Impact Expected from Federal Government Shutdown","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003EThe possible shutdown\nof the federal government on Saturday is likely to have minimal impact on\nGeorgia Tech, and the campus will be open for business on Monday.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ELike other\nindividuals and institutions, Georgia Tech students, faculty, staff and\ndepartments may encounter delays in federal services. The shutdown is likely to\ninterrupt processing of federal financial aid, passports and other federal\ndocuments.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWork on\nfederally funded research projects should not be interrupted, although\nemployees who work in government facilities could be impacted. For example, the\nNational Science Foundation (NSF) is reporting that current awardees may\ncontinue their operations with NSF funds that are already obligated, but that\ngrants will not be disbursed or obligated during the funding hiatus.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile a\nprolonged shutdown could have the potential to increasingly affect our ability\nto execute our mission, Georgia Tech\u2019s Office of Community and Government\nRelations will continue to monitor the situation. Any changes or concerns will\nbe posted on the Georgia Tech website.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe possible shutdown\nof the federal government on Saturday is likely to have minimal impact on\nGeorgia Tech, and the campus will be open for business on Monday.\n\nLike other\nindividuals and institutions, Georgia Tech students, faculty, staff and\ndepartments may encounter delays in federal services. \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The possible shutdown of the federal government on Saturday is likely to have minimal impact on Georgia Tech, and the campus will be open for business on Monday."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2011-04-08 16:08:11","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:34","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-04-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-04-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.osp.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Office of Sponsored Programs"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"469","name":"federal government"},{"id":"169350","name":"shutdown"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Grovenstein, 404-894-8835\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}