Highlights

🏗️ Infrastructure & Performance

• build(deps): bump devcontainers/java from 64ad581 to 43d9e36 in /.devcontainer @dependabot[bot] (#8987)
• build(deps): bump the github-actions group with 3 updates @dependabot[bot] (#8983)
• build(deps): bump the github-actions group with 4 updates @dependabot[bot] (#8980)
• build(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 7.0.1 to 7.0.2 in the github-actions group @dependabot[bot] (#8976)

📦 Dependencies

• build(deps-dev): bump cia.project.versions.selenium from 4.50.0 to 4.51.0 @dependabot[bot] (#8989)
• build(deps): bump cia.project.versions.asm from 9.10.1 to 9.11 @dependabot[bot] (#8988)
• build(deps): bump devcontainers/java from 64ad581 to 43d9e36 in /.devcontainer @dependabot[bot] (#8987)
• build(deps-dev): bump io.grpc:grpc-context from 1.84.1 to 1.84.2 @dependabot[bot] (#8986)
• build(deps): bump org.checkerframework:checker-qual from 4.3.0 to 4.3.1 @dependabot[bot] (#8985)
• build(deps): bump the github-actions group with 3 updates @dependabot[bot] (#8983)
• build(deps): bump com.amazonaws.secretsmanager:aws-secretsmanager-jdbc from 2.1.3 to 3.0.0 @dependabot[bot] (#8978)
• build(deps): bump org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-bom from 2.4.20 to 2.4.21 @dependabot[bot] (#8982)
• build(deps-dev): bump io.grpc:grpc-context from 1.84.0 to 1.84.1 @dependabot[bot] (#8981)
• build(deps): bump the github-actions group with 4 updates @dependabot[bot] (#8980)
• build(deps): bump org.postgresql:postgresql from 42.7.13 to 42.7.14 @dependabot[bot] (#8979)
• build(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 7.0.1 to 7.0.2 in the github-actions group @dependabot[bot] (#8976)
• build(deps): bump io.github.classgraph:classgraph from 4.8.196 to 4.8.197 @dependabot[bot] (#8975)

Political Analysis Enhancements

Changes in this release continue to enhance the Citizen Intelligence Agency (OSINT) platform's capabilities for monitoring political figures and institutions, providing improved insights into:

• Political performance metrics
• Institutional transparency
• Decision-making analysis
• Risk assessment

🔐 Hack23 ISMS Policies & Governance

Hack23 is committed to transparency and evidence-based security. Our complete Information Security Management System (ISMS) is publicly available:

Coverage: 32 ISMS policies • 100+ security controls • ISO 27001:2022 • NIST CSF 2.0 • CIS Controls v8.1

🛡️ Security & Compliance

SLSA Build Attestations

Artifact Attestations Available:

• DEB Package Build Provenance - SLSA Level 3 provenance for cia-dist-deb-2026.10.9.all.deb
• WAR Build Provenance - SLSA Level 3 provenance for citizen-intelligence-agency-2026.10.9.war
• DEB SBOM Attestation - Software Bill of Materials in SPDX format
• WAR SBOM Attestation - Software Bill of Materials in SPDX format

Security Posture

Security Scanning Results

📊 Quality & Testing

Code Quality Reports

Detailed Reports Available:

• Maven Site Documentation - Complete project documentation
• JaCoCo Test Coverage - Unit test coverage reports (80%+ line, 70%+ branch)
• JavaDoc API Documentation - Complete API reference
• SonarCloud Dashboard - Code quality metrics

Testing Standards

Per Secure Development Policy:

• ✅ Minimum 80% line coverage
• ✅ Minimum 70% branch coverage
• ✅ Automated security scanning (SAST/DAST)
• ✅ Dependency vulnerability checks

💻 Technology Stack

Runtime: Java 27 (Feature Release) • Source: Java 21 (LTS) • Build: Maven 3.10.x • Database: PostgreSQL 18

🙏 Contributors

Thanks to @dependabot[bot] for their contributions to this release!

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Hack23/cia/compare/2026.10.6...2026.10.9