This document provides a status update on the development of the Next Generation Automation (NGA) platform at DEV-IT. It summarizes that NGA is being developed as a microservices-based, API-driven automation execution platform that will allow anyone to write and run test cases anywhere through different deployment methods. It outlines the current automation process issues NGA aims to address. The document then details progress made in developing NGA, including its REST API, deployment options, test case execution capabilities, and plans for a GUI. It concludes with an overview of next steps such as adding more API status checks and migrating existing processes to leverage NGA.