How the GitHub Security Team uses projects and GitHub Actions for planning, tracking, and more

This post details how the GitHub Security Team uses GitHub Projects and GitHub Actions to create an "organizational operating system." It explains how Projects is used for planning and tracking initiatives, with issues cross-referenced and assigned DRIs. GitHub Actions are used to automate tasks like bulk issue creation, adding issues to project boards, and automatically updating project boards based on status updates. A specific example of a composite GitHub Action for updating project board fields is provided.