{"685295":{"#nid":"685295","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Prepares for Potential Federal Government Shutdown","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe U.S. government is approaching its\u0026nbsp;Tuesday, Sept. 30, deadline to reach an agreement on federal spending for\u0026nbsp;the new\u0026nbsp;fiscal year, which begins on Oct. 1. If an agreement is not reached by this deadline, it will\u0026nbsp;result in a federal government shutdown, which will affect many programs, including the federal contracting work performed by Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCurrently, Georgia Tech receives more than $100 million per month in\u0026nbsp;federal funding for research activities,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;Kim Toatley, vice president for Finance and Planning and chief financial officer. \u201cWe actively plan for these types of situations, and the Institute is well-positioned in the short term. However, if there is a prolonged federal government shutdown, we would need to take measures to further preserve cash and maintain campus operations.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstitute leadership continues to monitor the developing situation and is ready to implement strategies to help ensure continuity in the event of a federal government shutdown. Mitigation strategies include monitoring cash balances, accelerating federal invoicing, and assessing the need to defer\u0026nbsp;certain purchases, hiring, and\u0026nbsp;non-essential travel.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore information, including how specific federal agencies are affected, will be provided as the situation develops.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs a result of financial planning by a Georgia Tech working group, Institute operations are not expected to be immediately affected by a federal shutdown. The longer a shutdown lasts, the greater the likelihood that operational changes will be necessary.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"As a result of financial planning by a Georgia Tech working group, Institute operations are not expected to be immediately affected by a federal shutdown."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2025-09-25 19:48:39","changed_gmt":"2025-09-29 13:21:18","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-09-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-09-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672356":{"id":"672356","type":"image","title":"Capital Building in the Fall.png","body":null,"created":"1699652726","gmt_created":"2023-11-10 21:45:26","changed":"1699652726","gmt_changed":"2023-11-10 21:45:26","alt":"Fall leaves at the Federal Capital Building","file":{"fid":"255582","name":"Capital Bldg Fall.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/11\/10\/Capital%20Bldg%20Fall.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/11\/10\/Capital%20Bldg%20Fall.png","mime":"image\/png","size":7150780,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/11\/10\/Capital%20Bldg%20Fall.png?itok=GLsvuOiw"}}},"media_ids":["672356"],"groups":[{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"220261","name":"Finance and Planning"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"9153","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"193108","name":"federal shutdown"}],"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":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERachael Pocklington\u003Cbr\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rpocklington@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}