diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index eeebb23..7fe4f16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -42,9 +42,13 @@ jobs:
           check_github_status: "true"
           # This functionality is poorly implemented and has been
           # causing problems due to the MITM implementation hogging or
-          # leaking memory.  If this happens to you just uncomment
-          # this line.
-          # monitor_permissions: "false"
+          # leaking memory.  As a result we disable it by default.  If
+          # you want to temporarily enable it, simply set
+          # monitor_permissions equal to "true".
+          #
+          # TODO: Re-enable this functionality when practical.  See
+          # cisagov/skeleton-generic#207 for more details.
+          monitor_permissions: "false"
           output_workflow_context: "true"
           # Use a variable to specify the permissions monitoring
           # configuration. By default this will yield the
@@ -73,9 +77,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # This functionality is poorly implemented and has been
           # causing problems due to the MITM implementation hogging or
-          # leaking memory.  If this happens to you just uncomment
-          # this line.
-          # monitor_permissions: "false"
+          # leaking memory.  As a result we disable it by default.  If
+          # you want to temporarily enable it, simply set
+          # monitor_permissions equal to "true".
+          #
+          # TODO: Re-enable this functionality when practical.  See
+          # cisagov/skeleton-generic#207 for more details.
+          monitor_permissions: "false"
           # Use a variable to specify the permissions monitoring
           # configuration. By default this will yield the
           # configuration stored in the cisagov organization-level
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index d1590e9..dd59d04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -39,9 +39,13 @@ jobs:
           check_github_status: "true"
           # This functionality is poorly implemented and has been
           # causing problems due to the MITM implementation hogging or
-          # leaking memory.  If this happens to you just uncomment
-          # this line.
-          # monitor_permissions: "false"
+          # leaking memory.  As a result we disable it by default.  If
+          # you want to temporarily enable it, simply set
+          # monitor_permissions equal to "true".
+          #
+          # TODO: Re-enable this functionality when practical.  See
+          # cisagov/skeleton-generic#207 for more details.
+          monitor_permissions: "false"
           output_workflow_context: "true"
           # Use a variable to specify the permissions monitoring
           # configuration. By default this will yield the
@@ -86,9 +90,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # This functionality is poorly implemented and has been
           # causing problems due to the MITM implementation hogging or
-          # leaking memory.  If this happens to you just uncomment
-          # this line.
-          # monitor_permissions: "false"
+          # leaking memory.  As a result we disable it by default.  If
+          # you want to temporarily enable it, simply set
+          # monitor_permissions equal to "true".
+          #
+          # TODO: Re-enable this functionality when practical.  See
+          # cisagov/skeleton-generic#207 for more details.
+          monitor_permissions: "false"
           # Use a variable to specify the permissions monitoring
           # configuration. By default this will yield the
           # configuration stored in the cisagov organization-level
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index 9901352..ee87e04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@ jobs:
           check_github_status: "true"
           # This functionality is poorly implemented and has been
           # causing problems due to the MITM implementation hogging or
-          # leaking memory.  If this happens to you just uncomment
-          # this line.
-          # monitor_permissions: "false"
+          # leaking memory.  As a result we disable it by default.  If
+          # you want to temporarily enable it, simply set
+          # monitor_permissions equal to "true".
+          #
+          # TODO: Re-enable this functionality when practical.  See
+          # cisagov/skeleton-generic#207 for more details.
+          monitor_permissions: "false"
           output_workflow_context: "true"
           # Use a variable to specify the permissions monitoring
           # configuration. By default this will yield the
@@ -62,9 +66,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # This functionality is poorly implemented and has been
           # causing problems due to the MITM implementation hogging or
-          # leaking memory.  If this happens to you just uncomment
-          # this line.
-          # monitor_permissions: "false"
+          # leaking memory.  As a result we disable it by default.  If
+          # you want to temporarily enable it, simply set
+          # monitor_permissions equal to "true".
+          #
+          # TODO: Re-enable this functionality when practical.  See
+          # cisagov/skeleton-generic#207 for more details.
+          monitor_permissions: "false"
           # Use a variable to specify the permissions monitoring
           # configuration. By default this will yield the
           # configuration stored in the cisagov organization-level
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yml
index 07c0acf..fa6f772 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yml
@@ -26,9 +26,13 @@ jobs:
           check_github_status: "true"
           # This functionality is poorly implemented and has been
           # causing problems due to the MITM implementation hogging or
-          # leaking memory.  If this happens to you just uncomment
-          # this line.
-          # monitor_permissions: "false"
+          # leaking memory.  As a result we disable it by default.  If
+          # you want to temporarily enable it, simply set
+          # monitor_permissions equal to "true".
+          #
+          # TODO: Re-enable this functionality when practical.  See
+          # cisagov/skeleton-generic#207 for more details.
+          monitor_permissions: "false"
           output_workflow_context: "true"
           # Use a variable to specify the permissions monitoring
           # configuration. By default this will yield the
@@ -59,9 +63,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # This functionality is poorly implemented and has been
           # causing problems due to the MITM implementation hogging or
-          # leaking memory.  If this happens to you just uncomment
-          # this line.
-          # monitor_permissions: "false"
+          # leaking memory.  As a result we disable it by default.  If
+          # you want to temporarily enable it, simply set
+          # monitor_permissions equal to "true".
+          #
+          # TODO: Re-enable this functionality when practical.  See
+          # cisagov/skeleton-generic#207 for more details.
+          monitor_permissions: "false"
           # Use a variable to specify the permissions monitoring
           # configuration. By default this will yield the
           # configuration stored in the cisagov organization-level