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>President implements pay raise for 2016</li> <li>President directs DoD, DHS, DOJ to advance research on gun safety</li> <li>Senate passes grants oversight bill</li> <li>GAO issues best practices guide for project schedules</li> <li>NITAAC lowers fees for CIO-CS GWAC</li> <li>Nayak expected to return to IRS as chief procurement officer</li> <li>GSA names new head of Office of Governmentwide Policy</li> <li>GSA awards Salesforce BPA</li> <li>18F's agile BPA protested</li> <li>18F launches micropurchase website</li> <li>Treasury sets prompt payment interest rate for 2016</li> <li>GSA issues 2016 mileage reimbursement rates</li> <li>Final rule amends DOL regulations to implement OMB grant guidance</li> <li>DFARS changes address contractor cybersecurity requirements, Afghanistan taxes</li> <li>FAC 2005-86 addresses WOSB set-asides, multiple-award contracts</li> <li>DoD issues new instruction on services acquisitions</li> </ul>
