But any extension to key parts of the private sector, according to former officials and security professionals, could be hamstringed by the government's own secrecy.
Both would retain the ability to significantly influence the industry by having full control over the staffing of key positions and the extension of leases.
"The timing was right for this sort of product because people have become so used to their smartphones and using apps, that it was a natural extension they should have an app for the key as well, " Robertson says.
Now Congress seems interested in bringing back those tax extenders (expensing, credits, AMT patch and more) and tagging them on to the explosive Bush tax cut extension debate, which is shaping up as a key battle-line vote before the midterm elections in November.