diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/qa1.yml b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/qa1.yml
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+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/qa1.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+default_group: everybody
+
+groups:
+  admin:
+    users: [admin]
+
+permissions:
+  admin:
+    groups: [admin]
+    users: []
+    allowed_permissions: [create, read, update, delete]
+    uri: /*
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/qa1.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/qa1.py
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+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/qa1.py
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+"""Qa1."""
+from os import environ
+
+GIT_BRANCH_TO_PUBLISH_TO = environ.get("GIT_BRANCH_TO_PUBLISH_TO", default="qa2")
+GIT_USERNAME = environ.get("GIT_USERNAME", default="sartography-automated-committer")
+GIT_USER_EMAIL = environ.get(
+    "GIT_USER_EMAIL", default="sartography-automated-committer@users.noreply.github.com"
+)
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PERMISSIONS_FILE_NAME = environ.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PERMISSIONS_FILE_NAME", default="qa1.yml")