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Where does public money really go? Dead Reckoning investigates the businesses, technologies and political decisions shaping war, policing, surveillance and the future they're building.

DEAD RECKONING: ICE has the cameras. Who makes sure they’re recording?
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DEAD RECKONING: ICE has the cameras. Who makes sure they’re recording?

By Matt Stroud
Cities nationwide are backing away from Flock. Milwaukee plans to keep it despite unproven safeguards
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Cities nationwide are backing away from Flock. Milwaukee plans to keep it despite unproven safeguards

By Lilly Peacock
DEAD RECKONING: The cops who quit Flock may find Axon harder to leave
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DEAD RECKONING: The cops who quit Flock may find Axon harder to leave

By Matt Stroud
How a noisy Pentagon pack mule became ICE's newest tactical tool
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How a noisy Pentagon pack mule became ICE's newest tactical tool

By Matt Stroud
Dead Reckoning: A newsletter about war, policing, power, and public money
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Dead Reckoning: A newsletter about war, policing, power, and public money

By Matt Stroud
Thin Blue Lie: The Failure of High-Tech Policing
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Thin Blue Lie: The Failure of High-Tech Policing

By Matt Stroud
Chicago police spent years trying to predict murder. We spent years reporting it. Amazon spent five minutes burying it
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Chicago police spent years trying to predict murder. We spent years reporting it. Amazon spent five minutes burying it

By Matt Stroud
The Pentagon spent $93 billion in a single month on lobster tails, king crab, ribeye steak, and a Steinway grand piano
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The Pentagon spent $93 billion in a single month on lobster tails, king crab, ribeye steak, and a Steinway grand piano

By Matt Stroud