diff --git a/.github/workflows/add_to_project.yml b/.github/workflows/add_to_project.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d995ed..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/add_to_project.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-name: Add to Project
-
-# DISCLAIMER: Never add a job that checks out code in this action 
-# as the secrets and tokens have repo write access. See link for more info 
-# https://securitylab.github.com/resources/github-actions-preventing-pwn-requests/
-
-on:
-  pull_request_target:
-    types:
-      - opened
-  issues:
-    types:
-      - opened
-
-jobs:
-  add-to-project:
-    name: Add issues and PRs to formulation project
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/add-to-project@v0.6.1
-        with:
-          project-url: https://github.com/orgs/NOAA-OWP/projects/30 
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.FORMULATION_PROJECT_ADD_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_run_unit_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_run_unit_test.yml
index 4c678d6..5915151 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_run_unit_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_run_unit_test.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     # The type of runner that the job will run on
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-12]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ngen_integration.yaml b/.github/workflows/ngen_integration.yaml
index efc3c77..96b4833 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ngen_integration.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ngen_integration.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,20 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: noaa-owp/ngen
 
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+          enable-cache: false
+
+      - name: Install python via uv
+        run: uv python install --default
+
+      - name: Install gcc12 on MacOS
+        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+        run: |
+          brew install gcc@12
+
       - name: Build Surfacebmi
         id: submod_build_1
         uses: ./.github/actions/ngen-submod-build
@@ -71,6 +85,7 @@ jobs:
         id: submod_build_6
         uses: ./.github/actions/ngen-submod-build
         with:
+          cmake-flags: -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
           mod-dir: "extern/sloth/"
           targets: "slothmodel"