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:

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