The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering canceling its $2.4 billion air traffic control communications system contract with Verizon and

Following recommendations from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the Trump administration has fired 15 or more workers at the Federal Aviation Administration facility in Egg Harbor Township,

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Under the Trump administration, a top agency is considering scrapping a government-approved deal with Verizon to hand a massive $2 billion contract to Elon Musk’s company instead, according to The Washington Post.

Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing. And he said that it is important that Starlink, a unit of his SpaceX satellite and rocket company,

SpaceX is slated to launch its Starship for the eighth time from Boca Chica, Texas, Friday, though plans could be thwarted if the FAA fails to give the green light.

The $2.4 billion contract was awarded to Verizon in 2023, according to the Post, and upgrades the systems that allow FAA offices to communicate with air traffic control facilities. But Musk has been critical of Verizon in recent days,