On the Go with VAO Weekly News Podcast for February 19, 2016

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:IT modernization fund will reward agile, shared services projects, Scott saysDHS proposes department-wide appropriations structureDISA grants IBM first Level 5 cloud clearanceVendor files preaward protest of GSA's EIS contractCobert ineligible to serve as acting OPM director, OIG saysOPM proposes to streamline employee surveysUSDA agencies adopt OMB grant guidanceProposed rule would prohibit reimbursement of costs related to congressional inquiriesProposed DFARS rule would enhance communication on IR&D; effortsGAO Protest Decision: NCS/EML JV, LLCG. L. Christian and Associates v. the United States, 312 F.2d 418 (Ct. Cl. 1963)GAO Protest Decision: TransAtlantic Lines, LLCTransatlantic Lines LLC v. United States, 68 Fed. Cl. 48 (2005)