# Format freeze: Research Update eight-section architecture (Executive Brief; A Executive Rating Summary; B Rating Actions and Outlooks; C Principal Finding; D Other Material Developments; E Outlook and Reclassification Factors; F Institutional Implications; G Methodology and Material Qualifications)

- **Artifact ID:** CHQ-FMT-2026-001
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Status:** IN FORCE
- **Public record:** https://record.cybersecurityhq.com/governance/chq-fmt-2026-001
- **Machine-record SHA-256:** `90e13e70b731f0bcd4ccc4a815835081b69f4f142a72b11ae0e5eb0d549e959b`

## Complete structured record

```json
{
  "id": "CHQ-FMT-2026-001",
  "title": "Format freeze: Research Update eight-section architecture (Executive Brief; A Executive Rating Summary; B Rating Actions and Outlooks; C Principal Finding; D Other Material Developments; E Outlook and Reclassification Factors; F Institutional Implications; G Methodology and Material Qualifications)",
  "class": "RULE",
  "version": "1.0",
  "effective": "2026-10-26",
  "published": "2026-10-27",
  "status": "IN FORCE",
  "status_detail": "RATIFIED 2026-10-26 at the Issue 44 cutoff (the issue's one governance change)",
  "rule": "Format freeze: Research Update eight-section architecture (Executive Brief; A Executive Rating Summary; B Rating Actions and Outlooks; C Principal Finding; D Other Material Developments; E Outlook and Reclassification Factors; F Institutional Implications; G Methodology and Material Qualifications)",
  "scope": "Applies from Issue 44. Changes to the architecture are governance changes under STAB clause 4.",
  "authority": "DM ratified 2026-10-26"
}
```