diff --git a/.github/codeql/codeql-coding-standard.yml b/.github/codeql/codeql-coding-standard.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57b668f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/codeql/codeql-coding-standard.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: "CodeQL Coding Standard Configuration File"
+
+disable-default-queries: true
+
+queries:
+  - name: JPL Rules
+    uses: ./codeql/cpp/ql/src/JPL_C
+  - name: MISRA Rule 9-5-1
+    uses: ./codeql/cpp/ql/src/jsf/4.20 Unions and Bit Fields/AV Rule 153.ql
+  - name: MISRA Rule 5-18-1
+    uses: ./codeql/cpp/ql/src/jsf/4.21 Operators/AV Rule 168.ql 
+  - name: MISRA 6-2-2
+    uses: ./codeql/cpp/ql/src/jsf/4.25 Expressions/AV Rule 202.ql
+  - name: MISRA Rule 5-14-1
+    uses: ./codeql/cpp/ql/src/jsf/4.21 Operators/AV Rule 165.ql
+  - name: MISRA Rule 5-3-2
+    uses: ./codeql/cpp/ql/src/jsf/4.21 Operators/AV Rule 165.ql
+  - name: MISRA Rule 7-5-2
+    uses: ./codeql/cpp/ql/src/jsf/4.22 Pointers and References/AV Rule 173.ql
diff --git a/.github/codeql/codeql-security.yml b/.github/codeql/codeql-security.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1cfa6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/codeql/codeql-security.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+name: "CodeQL Security Configuration File"
+
+queries:
+  - name: Security and Quality
+    uses: security-and-quality
+  - name: Security Extended
+    uses: security-extended 
+    
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-build.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-build.yml
index 0039cf8..b0afb00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-build.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: "CodeQL Analysis"
 
 on:
   push:
+  pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
-  pull_request:
 
 env:
   SIMULATION: native
@@ -13,8 +13,67 @@ env:
   BUILDTYPE: release
 
 jobs:
+  #Checks for duplicate actions. Skips push actions if there is a matching or duplicate pull-request action. 
+  check-for-duplicates:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Map a step output to a job output
+    outputs:
+      should_skip: ${{ steps.skip_check.outputs.should_skip }}
+    steps:
+      - id: skip_check
+        uses: fkirc/skip-duplicate-actions@master
+        with:
+          concurrent_skipping: 'same_content'
+          skip_after_successful_duplicate: 'true'
+          do_not_skip: '["pull_request", "workflow_dispatch", "schedule"]'
+
+  CodeQL-Security-Build:
+    needs: check-for-duplicates
+    if: ${{ needs.check-for-duplicates.outputs.should_skip != 'true' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+
+    steps:
+      # Checks out a copy of your repository on the ubuntu-latest machine
+      - name: Checkout bundle
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          repository: nasa/cFS
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: Checkout submodule
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          path: apps/sample_app
+
+      - name: Check versions
+        run: git submodule
+
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+        with:
+         languages: c
+         config-file: nasa/cFS-GroundSystem/.github/codeql/codeql-security.yml@main
+
+      # Setup the build system
+      - name: Set up for build
+        run: |
+          cp ./cfe/cmake/Makefile.sample Makefile
+          cp -r ./cfe/cmake/sample_defs sample_defs
+          make prep
+
+      # Build the code
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          make sample_app
+          make native/default_cpu1/apps/sample_app/unit-test/
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1
 
-  CodeQL-Build:
+  CodeQL-Coding-Standard-Build:
+    needs: check-for-duplicates
+    if: ${{ needs.check-for-duplicates.outputs.should_skip != 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
     timeout-minutes: 15
 
@@ -38,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
         with:
          languages: c
-         queries: +security-extended, security-and-quality
+         config-file: nasa/cFS-GroundSystem/.github/codeql/codeql-coding-standard.yml@main
 
       # Setup the build system
       - name: Set up for build
@@ -55,3 +114,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
         uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1
+        
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