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Join us every month, when the VAO Acquisition News team breaks down the top headlines and trends in federal acquisition. Headlines covered in this month's podcast: Legsilative and Administrative Updates Cost Savings Agency Policy Updates New and Notable Protests and Court News Regulatory Changes

Join us every month, when the VAO Acquisition News team breaks down the top headlines and trends in federal acquisition. Headlines covered in this month's podcast: Legsilative and Administrative Updates Workforce Development Updates Agency Policy Updates Cost Savings New and Notable Best Practices Protests and Court News Regulatory Changes

Join us every month, when the VAO Acquisition News team breaks down the top headlines and trends in federal acquisition. Headlines covered in this month's podcast: Legsilative and Administrative UpdatesAgency Policy Updates Agency Policy Updates New and Notable New and Notable Protests and Court New Regulatory Changes

Join us every month, when the VAO Acquisition News team breaks down the top headlines and trends in federal acquisition. Headlines covered in this month's podcast: Updates in Legislation & Government Oversight Workforce Updates: What You Need to Know Agency Policy Updates Cost Savings New and Notable Protests and Court New Regulatory Changes

Join us every Friday, when the VAO Daily Acquisition News team breaks down the top headlines and trends in federal acquisition. Headlines covered in this week's podcast: POTUS Puts Freeze on Pending Regs It's Official: Trump Puts Hiring in Deep Freeze No Thaw in Sight: Trump Freezes Contracts, Imposes Media Blackout at EPA Don't Run for the (Mexican) Border ... A Wall May be There Soon In a Final Act, Obama Codifies Innovation Fellows DOL Lawsuit Tries to Cancel All Oracle Contracts Marines Keep Pace with New RCO GAO Helps Government Save $63B+ in FY2016 Secret to Keeping Your DoD Job Revealed in Memo

Join us every Friday, when the VAO Daily Acquisition News team breaks down the top headlines and trends in federal acquisition. Headlines covered in this week's podcast: Analytics Could Save $500B in Acquisition Over Next 10 Years GSA Awards MRO Requisition Channel BPAs 1 Million Cyber Threats Blocked, Thanks to EINSTEIN 3A Proposed Rule Updates FAR for Sustainable Procurements DHS Proposes 3 Rules Protecting Information and Privacy OPM Changes 2 Wage Areas DoD Updates Guide on Acquisition Tool for Prototype Projects DoD CIO Halvorsen to Retire Agencies Not Overly Dependent on Service Contractors, OFPP Says

Join us every Friday, when the VAO Daily Acquisition News team breaks down the top headlines and trends in federal acquisition. Headlines covered in this week's podcast: 8 Debriefing Myths Busted! OMB Extends Small Biz Accelerated Pay Policy DoD Awards Innovative Acquisition Teams Air Force Picks Up DDS DoD Can Stay Mum on Subcontracting Plans, Court Says NIST's Updated Cybersecurity Framework Draft Ready for Your Review GSA Clarifies Contractor Complaint Process USDA Proposed Rule Adds 12 Biobased Product Categories NARA Proposes Revisions to NISP Five Final Rules Implement FAC 2005-95

Join us every Friday, when the VAO Daily Acquisition News team breaks down the top headlines and trends in federal acquisition. Headlines covered in this week's podcast: Got PII? You Might Need New Contract Terms Pentagon Subcontractor Leaks Confidential Staff Data Treasury Sets Prompt Payment Interest Rate OMB Regulatory Costs/Benefits Data is Incomplete Feds Hire Before Freeze Gets Dire Relic Rule Authorizes Congress to Cut Programs and People

Join us every Friday, when the VAO Daily Acquisition News team breaks down the top headlines and trends in federal acquisition. Headlines covered in this week's podcast: FY2017 Pay Raise is Official! SBA Corrects Mentor-Protege Program Rule OMB Reissues Privacy Act Reporting Guidance GSA Issues 2017 Mileage Reimbursement Rates JSTARS Lifts Off With Air Force RFP GSA Releases First RFP for DOL Headquarters Paycheck Transparency, Paid Sick Leave Provisions Start Soon, DOE Says

Join us every Friday, when the VAO Daily Acquisition News team breaks down the top headlines and trends in federal acquisition. Headlines covered in this week's podcast: Sustained! Protest Rate Spikes in FY2016 Congress Finishes Work on Federal Property Management Bills, IG Empowerment Act How to Host Challenges SBA, GSA, OFPP at Odds on Rule of Two Finish DHS Headquarters, Save $1.2B IR&D Action Should be a "Major" Rule Pay Agent Approves 2 Localities for 2018 Rules and Regs Go Mobile 8 Protests Stall DHS' FLASH FAC 2005-94: Final Rules on Subcontractor Payments, Privacy Training DoD Issues 4 Rules, Extends IR&D Comments Deadline SBA Final Rule Allows Credit for Subcontracting at Any Tier

Join us every Friday, when the VAO Daily Acquisition News team breaks down the top headlines and trends in federal acquisition. Headlines covered in this week's podcast: Amended, Interim Rules for Fair Pay and Sick Leave EOs OMB Updates Benefit-Cost Analysis Discount Rates OMB Releases Guidance for Managing High Value Assets DoD Instruction Affects Retired Military, Reservists Obama Hikes Civilian Pay Rate to Match Military's Air Force Wavers on JSTARS Contract Method GSA Solicits Feedback on Reopening MAS 75 Identity Protection Services BPA is "Best-in-Class" NASA Rule Revises Voucher Payment Process NASA Increases Frequency of Contractor PPE Reporting Is Your Agency One of the Best Places to Work?

Join us every Friday, when the VAO Daily Acquisition News team breaks down the top headlines and trends in federal acquisition. Headlines covered in this week's podcast: Is January 20 a Holiday for You? GSA Adds Adobe Solution to IT Schedule 70 FITARA Scorecards Are In! What's Your Agency's Grade? Agencies Make Progress Implementing FITARA Congress Sends Obama Whistleblower Protection Bill OFPP Seeks Comments on Contractor Anti-Trafficking Guidance Proposed Rule Affects MAC Set-Asides DPAP Reminds DoD to Weigh Contractor Profit Against Risk DPAP Issues Class Deviation on IR&D Projects NASA Proposed Rule Adds Award Term

Join us every Friday, when the VAO Daily Acquisition News team breaks down the top headlines and trends in federal acquisition. Headlines covered in this week's podcast: What's Your 2017 Locality Pay Rate? Defense Bill Calls for Acquisition Reforms, Military Pay Raise Bill Protecting Feds from Whistleblower Retaliation Goes to Senate How to Move From Solicitation to Delivery in 59 Days MRO and JanSan Clean Up as Best-in-Class Contractors Can Take a Breath: OFPP Extends SCR Deadline 13 is a Lucky Number for These DHS FLASH Contractors Navy Awards $7.2B F-35 Contract Modification Cyber Attack Exposes Navy PII Proposed FAR Rule Encourages Agency-Industry Dialog USAID Proposed Rule Clarifies Mobile IT Accountability FHWA Rule Allows New Construction Contract Method

Join us every Friday, when the VAO Daily Acquisition News team breaks down the top headlines and trends in federal acquisition. Headlines covered in this week's podcast: OMB/OPM Memo Rewards Deserving Non-Senior Staff NOAA Satellite GOES-R Into Space SES Hiring Freeze Paves Path for New Admin Appointees SBA Reporting is Not Legal, ASBL Still Says SBA Increases Surety Bond Guarantees DoD Updates Guidance on Sharing Scientific and Technical Info DoD Updates Guidance on Public-Private Partnerships DoD Policy Squashes Bug Hunters' Fear of Legal Action GSA, DOE Release Amendment, Instruction

Join us every Friday, when the VAO Daily Acquisition News team breaks down the top headlines and trends in federal acquisition. Headlines covered in this week's podcast: Vendors Protest $59B in TRICARE Awards, GAO Verdict In! Pilot Aims to Trim Contractor Compliance Costs Contract Writing Service Coming from GSA Army Enlists Hackers There's a Bug Bounty Infestation! DoD Sets All-Source Analysis Hierarchy DoD Issues Final Rule on Environmental Lab Accreditation Program DPAP Deviation Prohibits Contracts with Certain Entities Proposed Rule Clarifies Sole-Source 8(a) Contract Awards Over $22M FAC 2005-92: Emissions Reports In, Telegram References Out Final Rule Lets Treasury Fund Contracts Under a CR