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>OMB guidance directs agencies to use FAPIIS for grant recipient performance reporting</li> <li>Final rule updates VA regulations related to grant programs</li> <li>Air Force awards cloud platform contract</li> <li>FCC plans for 100 percent cloud computing by FY2017</li> <li>Air Force, Northrop Grumman testing open systems architecture</li> <li>Air Force applying cognitive computing to acquisition</li> <li>VA to hold prototyping event for veteran-assistive technologies</li> <li>DIA awards 50 firms spots on E-SITE IT contract</li> <li>Lockheed Martin to acquire Sikorsky</li> <li>NDAA provision would undercut secretary's oversight of major programs, DoD official warns</li> <li>Army's Odierno supports more acquisition authority for service chiefs</li> <li>White paper calls for prioritizing program management</li> </ul>
