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 budget passback is good news for IT funding
• Independent agency CIOs waiting to see how FITARA extension applies
• McCain releases publication on government waste
• Contractors face security investigation delays
• HASC will focus on experimentation, prototyping, Thornberry says
• Defense components are incorporating prototyping, experimentation principles, officials testify
• Acting Army secretary stepping aside
• SBA incorporates OMB grant regulations
• HUD removes obsolete housing grant regulations
• GSA's IAE Common Services Platform receives ATO
• 18F software code auctions draw bids under $400
• FedRAMP high security baseline coming soon