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:

• Surveys find gaps in workforce skills, putting acquisition theories into practice
• GSA creating contract data analysis tools
• Davie appointed IT category manager
• DPAP announces new version of Purchase Request Data Standard
• DoD preparing to replace CACs with agile, biometric technology
• Federal employees not protected from retaliation for refusing to violate rules and regulations, court says
• Contractor cybersecurity rule effective today