Merge pull request #2082 from fedspendingtransparency/sprint-216-release-notes

Sprint 216 Release Notes

Author: alburde1

src/help/changelog.md

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-#### February 2, 2026{section=changelog}
+#### February 24, 2026{section=changelog}
 In this release of the Broker, we:
 
-* Updated B28 to apply to File C in addition to File B. In addition to B28 for File B, we updated the exception logic to only apply for zero-dollar rows with PARKs 0 or 0000.
-* Added the GSDM Warning & Error Report Specification (WERS) to the Help Resources page to help parse the Warning and Error reports.
+* Added support for new assistance types (F001-F010). Note that the currently existing assistance types (02-11) will still be supported until FY27.

src/help/history.md

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-#### January 13, 2026{section=changelog}
+#### February 2, 2026{section=changelog}
+In this release of the Broker, we:
+
+* Updated B28 to apply to File C in addition to File B. In addition to B28 for File B, we updated the exception logic to only apply for zero-dollar rows with PARKs 0 or 0000.
+* Added the GSDM Warning & Error Report Specification (WERS) to the Help Resources page to help parse the Warning and Error reports.
+
+#### January 13, 2026
 In this release of the Broker, we:
 
 * Removed FABS36 as the AssistanceListingNumber format will be changed and checked via FABS37.3.

src/help/technical.md

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-#### February 2, 2026{section=technical}
+#### February 24, 2026{section=technical}
 
 In this release, here is a list of technical changes that may require infrastructure or database updates, or represents additional functionality.
 
-* Updated FABS validations to be pessimistic as an extra safeguard to block invalid data.
-* Modified “/v1/restart_validation” to drop redundant “is_fabs” argument.
-* Updated the Executive Compensation loader to resolve a minor issue with the data.
-* Continued minor frontend technical improvements.
+* Added support for a new SF133 file format including several new columns and split rows. Note that no rules will be affected by this new format update.
+* Updated existing SF133 loader to exclude processing zero-dollar rows to save on database space. Again noting that no rules will be affected by this change.

src/help/technicalHistory.md

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-#### January 13, 2026{section=technical}
+#### February 2, 2026{section=technical}
+
+In this release, here is a list of technical changes that may require infrastructure or database updates, or represents additional functionality.
+
+* Updated FABS validations to be pessimistic as an extra safeguard to block invalid data.
+* Modified `/v1/restart_validation` to drop redundant `is_fabs` argument.
+* Updated the Executive Compensation loader to resolve a minor issue with the data.
+* Continued minor frontend technical improvements.
+
+#### January 13, 2026
 
 In this release, here is a list of technical changes that may require infrastructure or database updates, or represents additional functionality.