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:

• DoD preparing guidance on services contracting
• GSA launches new market research platform
• GAO identifies project management shortfalls in Farm Service Agency IT program
• VA OIG determines appropriations were "parked" at GPO
• DOT OIG recommends steps to improve cloud services acquisitions
• DOE announces BPA for print management services
• DOE provides guidance on use of STRIPES
• IRS needs stronger controls to prevent awards to companies with unpaid tax debt, TIGTA finds
• Senate confirms TSA administrator
• Air Force testing open architecture acquisition model
• DFARS final rules address acquisition thresholds, legal costs in whistleblower cases
• House hearing addresses concerns about GSA's transactional data collection plan