Nate developed robust RSS feed capabilities for the DSpace/DSpace and DSpace/dspace-angular repositories, focusing on both backend and frontend enhancements. He implemented OpenSearch RSS feeds for search results, refactored the search controller for flexible filtering, and improved test coverage using Java and TypeScript. On the frontend, he enhanced RSS feed activation and URL formulation across multiple routes, supporting dynamic sorting and filtering. In a separate effort, Nate addressed resource management in the DSpace item import workflow by ensuring input streams were reliably closed, using try-finally constructs and IOUtils, which improved system stability during data ingestion and reduced resource leaks.