On the latest episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, Francis Rose covers the SASC version of the NDAA, how agency leaders should approach spending as the fiscal year winds down and what the Veterans Health Administration is doing to innovate across the VA.

AWS worldwide public sector VP Sandy Carter highlights how data-led migrations to the cloud are helping agencies like NASA, ICE, FINRA innovate faster.

In an exclusive op-ed, David Vorland announced the launch of The Alliance for Commercial Technology in Government to ensure that the United States leverages commercial technologies to accelerate progress and enhance the lives of all Americans.

New requirements for contractors have been added in recent years, including the need to rid their networks of specific Chinese-made technology and to ensure their cybersecurity meets basic DOD standards.

"The role of the service acquisition executive is now different," says the departing assistant Air Force secretary of acquisition, technology and logistics.

The agencies will share information, jointly develop solutions and work with the private sector across 22 areas of mutual interest.