diff --git a/.azuredevops/policies/approvercountpolicy.yml b/.azuredevops/policies/approvercountpolicy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70f345309c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.azuredevops/policies/approvercountpolicy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# This file configures the Approver Count Policy Validator status check.  Some
+# settings here are similar to branch policies specified via the Azure DevOps UI
+# that govern how PRs are approved in general.  The settings here dictate how
+# the validator behaves, and it can also prevent PRs from completing.
+#
+# https://eng.ms/docs/coreai/devdiv/one-engineering-system-1es/1es-docs/policy-service/policy-as-code/approver-count-policy-overview
+
+name: approver_count
+description: Approver count policy for dotnet-sqlclient [internal/release/6.0]
+resource: repository
+where: 
+configuration:
+  approverCountPolicySettings:
+    isBlocking: true
+    requireMinimumApproverCount: 2
+    creatorVoteCounts: false
+    allowDownvotes: false
+    sourcePushOptions:
+      resetOnSourcePush: false
+      requireVoteOnLastIteration: true
+      requireVoteOnEachIteration: false
+      resetRejectionsOnSourcePush: false
+    blockLastPusherVote: true
+    branchNames:
+    - internal/release/6.0
+    displayName: dotnet-sqlclient Approver Count Policy [internal/release/6.0]
diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f355b2dd5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#==============================================================================
+# This is the global GitHub code owners file for the SqlClient repo.  No other
+# CODEOWNERS files should exist in the repo.
+#
+# Code owners documentation is here:
+#
+# https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners
+
+# The entire repo is owned by the SqlClientDevTeam GitHub team:
+#
+# https://github.com/orgs/dotnet/teams/sqlclientdevteam
+#
+# This team must be configured with write access to the repo for code ownership
+# rules to apply.
+#
+# The main branch should also be protected and require all PRs to be approved
+# by owners.  See:
+#
+# https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/about-protected-branches#require-pull-request-reviews-before-merging
+#
+# There should be no other owners specified in the repo.
+#
+* @dotnet/sqlclientdevteam
+
+#==============================================================================
diff --git a/azurepipelines-coverage.yml b/azurepipelines-coverage.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3434430bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/azurepipelines-coverage.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Azure DevOps code coverage settings:
+#
+# https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/test/codecoverage-for-pullrequests?view=azure-devops#configuring-coverage-settings
+#
+coverage:
+  # Code coverage status will be posted to pull requests based on targets
+  # defined below.
+  status:
+    # Off by default. When on, details about coverage for each file changed will
+    # be posted as a pull request comment.
+    comments: on
+    # Diff coverage is code coverage only for the lines changed in a pull
+    # request.
+    diff:
+      # Set this to a desired %. Default is 70%.
+      target: 70%
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
index 8b755255a3..59c013d2a7 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
@@ -5,29 +5,59 @@
 #################################################################################
 
 name: $(DayOfYear)$(Rev:rr)
-trigger:
-  batch: true
+
+# Trigger PR validation runs for all pushes to PRs that target the specified
+# branches.
+#
+# https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/repos/github?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml#pr-triggers
+#
+pr:
   branches:
     include:
     - release/6.0
-    - internal/release/6.0
+
   paths:
     include:
-    - src\Microsoft.Data.SqlClient\netcore\ref
-    - src\Microsoft.Data.SqlClient\netfx\ref
-    - src\Microsoft.Data.SqlClient\ref
+    - .azuredevops
+    - .config
+    - doc
     - eng
+    - src
     - tools
-    - .config
-    - Nuget.config
+    - azurepipelines-coverage.yml
+    - build.proj
+    - NuGet.config
 
-schedules:
-- cron: '0 5 * * Sat'
-  displayName: Weekly Friday 10:00 PM (UTC - 7) Build
+# Commit triggers for CI runs on specified branches.
+#
+# No paths filters are specified, so all commits to the branches will trigger a
+# build.
+#
+trigger:
+  batch: true
   branches:
     include:
+    - release/6.0
     - internal/release/6.0
-  always: true
+
+# Scheduled runs.
+schedules:
+
+  # GitHub on Sundays 06:30 UTC.
+  - cron: '30 6 * * Sun'
+    displayName: Sunday Run
+    branches:
+      include:
+      - release/6.0
+    always: true
+
+  # ADO on Sundays 07:30 UTC.
+  - cron: '30 7 * * Sun'
+    displayName: Sunday Run
+    branches:
+      include:
+      - internal/release/6.0
+    always: true
 
 parameters: # parameters are shown up in ADO UI in a build queue time
 - name: 'debug'
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
index fa3a80d59a..68e2f820d1 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
@@ -5,28 +5,59 @@
 #################################################################################
 
 name: $(DayOfYear)$(Rev:rr)
-trigger:
-  batch: true
+
+# Trigger PR validation runs for all pushes to PRs that target the specified
+# branches.
+#
+# https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/repos/github?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml#pr-triggers
+#
+pr:
   branches:
     include:
     - release/6.0
-    - internal/release/6.0
+
   paths:
     include:
-    - src
+    - .azuredevops
+    - .config
+    - doc
     - eng
+    - src
     - tools
-    - .config
+    - azurepipelines-coverage.yml
     - build.proj
-    - Nuget.config
+    - NuGet.config
 
-schedules:
-- cron: '0 5 * * Sat'
-  displayName: Weekly Friday 10:00 PM (UTC - 7) Build
+# Commit triggers for CI runs on specified branches.
+#
+# No paths filters are specified, so all commits to the branches will trigger a
+# build.
+#
+trigger:
+  batch: true
   branches:
     include:
+    - release/6.0
     - internal/release/6.0
-  always: true
+
+# Scheduled runs.
+schedules:
+
+  # GitHub on Sundays 06:00 UTC.
+  - cron: '0 6 * * Sun'
+    displayName: Sunday Run
+    branches:
+      include:
+      - release/6.0
+    always: true
+
+  # ADO on Sundays 07:00 UTC.
+  - cron: '0 7 * * Sun'
+    displayName: Sunday Run
+    branches:
+      include:
+      - internal/release/6.0
+    always: true
 
 parameters: # parameters are shown up in ADO UI in a build queue time
 - name: 'debug'