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+# Default Approval rule if one of the later sections does not apply
+* @BartleyR @mdemoret-nv @pdmack @raykallen
+
+# Engineering is requried for changes to the following
+/morpheus/ @BartleyR @mdemoret-nv @pdmack @bsuryadevara @dagardner-nv @drobison00 @efajardo-nv @cwharris
+/cmake/    @BartleyR @mdemoret-nv @pdmack @bsuryadevara @dagardner-nv @drobison00 @efajardo-nv @cwharris
+/tests/    @BartleyR @mdemoret-nv @pdmack @bsuryadevara @dagardner-nv @drobison00 @efajardo-nv @cwharris
+
+# Data Science is requried for changes to `models`
+/models/ @BartleyR @mdemoret-nv @pdmack @bsuryadevara @raykallen @gbatmaz @tzemicheal 
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+# This file controls which features from the `ops-bot` repository below are enabled.
+# - https://github.com/rapidsai/ops-bot
+
+auto_merger: true
+branch_checker: true
+label_checker: true
+release_drafter: true
+external_contributors: false