Summary: 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:<ul> <li>IT modernization fund will reward agile, shared services projects, Scott says</li> <li>DHS proposes department-wide appropriations structure</li> <li>DISA grants IBM first Level 5 cloud clearance</li> <li>Vendor files preaward protest of GSA's EIS contract</li> <li>Cobert ineligible to serve as acting OPM director, OIG says</li> <li>OPM proposes to streamline employee surveys</li> <li>USDA agencies adopt OMB grant guidance</li> <li>Proposed rule would prohibit reimbursement of costs related to congressional inquiries</li> <li>Proposed DFARS rule would enhance communication on IR&D efforts</li> <li>GAO Protest Decision: NCS/EML JV, LLC</li> <li>G. L. Christian and Associates v. the United States, 312 F.2d 418 (Ct. Cl. 1963)</li> <li>GAO Protest Decision: TransAtlantic Lines, LLC</li> <li>Transatlantic Lines LLC v. United States, 68 Fed. Cl. 48 (2005)</li> </ul>
