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:

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