Nextgov - Authors - Philip Bumphttp://www.nextgov.comen-usMon, 13 May 2013 10:48:04 -0400Analysis: How Defense Distributed Already Upended the Worldhttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/how-defense-distributed-already-upended-world/63126/Company claims that the idea is out there and online sharing will do the rest.Philip BumpMon, 13 May 2013 10:48:04 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/how-defense-distributed-already-upended-world/63126/Emerging TechDefense DistributedState Department Asks Defense Distributed to Take Down Its 3D-Printed Gun Planshttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/05/state-department-asks-defense-distributed-take-down-its-3d-printed-gun-plans/63092/State regulates the export of technology that can be used to create weapons.Philip Bump, Atlantic WireFri, 10 May 2013 09:37:23 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/05/state-department-asks-defense-distributed-take-down-its-3d-printed-gun-plans/63092/DefenseA digital rendering of the Liberator, a firearm that can now be printed on a 3D printerFlickr use Electric-EyeIt's Not So Easy to 3D Print a Gunhttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/its-not-so-easy-3d-print-gun/63008/Plans for 3D printed weapon, the Liberator, were downloaded 50,000 times yesterday.Philip Bump, Atlantic WireTue, 07 May 2013 11:55:24 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/05/its-not-so-easy-3d-print-gun/63008/Emerging TechThe MakerBot Replicator 2X 3D desktop printer allows users to print things out, like the Liberator gun, at home. Jae C. Hong/APYou're Not Really Following @BarackObama on Twitterhttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/04/youre-not-really-following-barackobama-twitter/62336/The account is now in the hands of a non-partisan, not-for-profit group.Philip Bump, Atlantic WireMon, 08 Apr 2013 10:26:28 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/04/youre-not-really-following-barackobama-twitter/62336/MobileCharles Dharapak/AP file photoAmericans Are Okay with Drone Strikes — in Other Countrieshttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/03/americans-are-okay-drone-strikes-other-countries/62078/A new Gallup poll suggests that public support for drone use, while broad, narrows as strikes get closer to home.Philip Bump, Atlantic WireMon, 25 Mar 2013 17:57:23 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/03/americans-are-okay-drone-strikes-other-countries/62078/DefenseActivities of a Predator B unmanned aircraft are monitored at the Naval Air Station.Eric Gay/AP File PhotoThere Could Have Been Life on Marshttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/03/there-could-have-been-life-mars/61824/NASA's Mars Curiosity rover drilled into a rock and found that it contained a clay-like material.Philip Bump, Atlantic WireTue, 12 Mar 2013 14:41:33 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/03/there-could-have-been-life-mars/61824/Emerging TechThe Curiosity rover holding a scoop of powdered rock on Mars. The rover recently drilled into a Martian rock for the first time and transferred a pinch of powder to its instruments to analyze the chemical makeup.NASA/APBetter 3D-Printed Guns Will Not Wait for Congress — or the NRAhttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/02/better-3d-printed-guns-will-not-wait-congress-or-nra/61551/Defense Distributed is looking to provide blueprints for firearms that can be created with 3D printers.Philip Bump, Atlantic WireWed, 27 Feb 2013 12:10:32 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/02/better-3d-printed-guns-will-not-wait-congress-or-nra/61551/Emerging TechDefense Distributed via YouTubeCommentary: No, really, regulate the bullets http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2012/12/commentary-no-really-regulate-bullets/60202/In the era of 3D-printed guns, ammunition may prove a better regulatory target than the weapons themselves.Philip Bump, The AtlanticMon, 17 Dec 2012 10:05:08 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2012/12/commentary-no-really-regulate-bullets/60202/Emerging TechSantiPhotoSS/Shutterstock.com