"FAA is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract to overhaul a communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control system and awarding the work to Elon Musk’s Starlink.
The move to cancel a major contract in favor of a venture led by Musk — who is leading trump’s disruptive overhaul of the federal govt through the U.S. DOGE Service — would represent a significant test of protections against conflicts of interest in govt projects."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/26/musk-starlink-doge-faa-verizon/
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