diff --git a/.github/workflows/external_issue_labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/external_issue_labeler.yml
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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+name: Label external issues and PRs
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types:
+      - opened
+
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+
+env:
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  Label-Issue:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Only run if the issue author is not part of RAPIDS
+    if: ${{ ! contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "MEMBER", "COLLABORATOR"]'), github.event.issue.author_association)}}
+    steps:
+      - name: add-external-labels
+        run: |
+          issue_url=${{ github.event.issue.html_url }}
+          gh issue edit ${issue_url} --add-label "External"
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+  Label-PR:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Only run if the issue author is not part of RAPIDS
+    if: ${{ ! contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "MEMBER", "COLLABORATOR"]'), github.event.pull_request.author_association)}}
+    steps:
+      - name: add-external-labels
+        run: |
+            pr_url=${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+            gh issue edit ${pr_url} --add-label "External"
+    continue-on-error: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_issue_status_automation.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_issue_status_automation.yml
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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+name: Set PR and Issue Project Fields
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    # This job runs when a PR is first opened, or it is updated
+    # Only runs if the PR is open (we don't want to update the status of a closed PR)
+    types: [opened, edited, synchronize]
+
+jobs:
+    get-project-id:
+      uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/project-get-item-id.yaml@branch-24.08
+      if: github.event.pull_request.state == 'open'
+      secrets: inherit
+      permissions:
+        contents: read
+      with:
+        PROJECT_ID: "PVT_kwDOAp2shc4AiNzl"
+        ITEM_NODE_ID: "${{ github.event.pull_request.node_id }}"
+
+    update-status:
+      # This job sets the PR and its linked issues to "In Progress" status
+      uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/project-get-set-single-select-field.yaml@branch-24.08
+      if: github.event.pull_request.state == 'open'
+      needs: get-project-id
+      with:
+        PROJECT_ID: "PVT_kwDOAp2shc4AiNzl"
+        SINGLE_SELECT_FIELD_ID: "PVTSSF_lADOAp2shc4AiNzlzgaxNac"
+        SINGLE_SELECT_FIELD_NAME: "Status"
+        SINGLE_SELECT_OPTION_VALUE: "In Progress"
+        ITEM_PROJECT_ID: "${{ needs.get-project-id.outputs.ITEM_PROJECT_ID }}"
+        ITEM_NODE_ID: "${{ github.event.pull_request.node_id }}"
+        UPDATE_ITEM: true
+        UPDATE_LINKED_ISSUES: true
+      secrets: inherit
+
+    update-sprint:
+      # This job sets the PR and its linked issues to the current "Weekly Sprint"
+      uses: jarmak-nv/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/project-get-set-iteration-field.yaml@branch-24.08
+      if: github.event.pull_request.state == 'open'
+      needs: get-project-id
+      with:
+        PROJECT_ID: "PVT_kwDOAp2shc4AiNzl"
+        ITERATION_FIELD_ID: "PVTIF_lADOAp2shc4AiNzlzgbU_po"
+        ITERATION_FIELD_NAME: "Weekly Sprint"
+        ITEM_PROJECT_ID: "${{ needs.get-project-id.outputs.ITEM_PROJECT_ID }}"
+        ITEM_NODE_ID: "${{ github.event.pull_request.node_id }}"
+        UPDATE_ITEM: true
+        UPDATE_LINKED_ISSUES: true
+      secrets: inherit