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Senators Probe Air Force Sec Nominee on Dealings with Elon Musk
"These reports raise concerns about your ability, if confirmed as Secretary, to treat contractors fairly and prioritize the Air Force's mission over Elon Musk's business interests," wrote Democratic Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Elizabeth Warren.
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Ya don't say! "Trump Air Force nominee arranged satellite contract in manner that favored Musk's SpaceX" www.reuters.com/world/us/tru ... [image or embed] -- Nick Schwellenbach (@schwellenbach.bsky.social) February 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Ya don't say! "Trump Air Force nominee arranged satellite contract in manner that favored Musk's SpaceX" www.reuters.com/world/us/tru ... [image or embed]
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... In a Feb. 27 letter to Meink, Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts asked Meink to disclose information about his relationship to Musk and whether Meink, in his role of principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office, arranged a multibillion-dollar contract solicitation to favor SpaceX above other companies competing for the award, as reported by Reuters earlier this month. "These reports raise concerns about your ability, if confirmed as Secretary, to treat contractors fairly and prioritize the Air Force's mission over Elon Musk's business interests," wrote Duckworth and Warren, who as members of the Senate Armed Services Committee will have a role in evaluating Meink's fitness for the Air Force secretary job. Citing seven people familiar with the contract, Reuters reported that the NRO inspector general began an investigation into Meink's role in a classified contract awarded to SpaceX in 2021 after noting changes to the program's requirements. It is unclear whether the probe is still ongoing. Duckworth and Warren said the Reuters report contained "incredibly serious allegations of misconduct and favoritism," noting that as Air Force secretary, Meink would be involved in key contracting decisions that involve Musk and SpaceX directly, as well as determining whether the service will move forward with a crewed sixth-generation fighter, which Musk has criticized. The senators requested answers by March 6 to a list of questions probing Meink's dealings with Musk and SpaceX ahead of his nomination, whether Meink has ever been under investigation for his role in contracting decisions, and allegations from the Reuters report, including if he steered contracts toward SpaceX and threatened to withhold future contracts from L3Harris if it filed a protest. ...
"These reports raise concerns about your ability, if confirmed as Secretary, to treat contractors fairly and prioritize the Air Force's mission over Elon Musk's business interests," wrote Duckworth and Warren, who as members of the Senate Armed Services Committee will have a role in evaluating Meink's fitness for the Air Force secretary job.
Citing seven people familiar with the contract, Reuters reported that the NRO inspector general began an investigation into Meink's role in a classified contract awarded to SpaceX in 2021 after noting changes to the program's requirements. It is unclear whether the probe is still ongoing.
Duckworth and Warren said the Reuters report contained "incredibly serious allegations of misconduct and favoritism," noting that as Air Force secretary, Meink would be involved in key contracting decisions that involve Musk and SpaceX directly, as well as determining whether the service will move forward with a crewed sixth-generation fighter, which Musk has criticized.
The senators requested answers by March 6 to a list of questions probing Meink's dealings with Musk and SpaceX ahead of his nomination, whether Meink has ever been under investigation for his role in contracting decisions, and allegations from the Reuters report, including if he steered contracts toward SpaceX and threatened to withhold future contracts from L3Harris if it filed a protest. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-28 09:17 PM | Reply
Gutless Republican Stooges.
#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-28 09:18 PM | Reply
@#2
WEll, yeah.
But, that's not the point here.
Is Mr Musk now using his, I'll say, influence to help government contracts move towards the companies Mr Musk has a financial interest in?
#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-28 11:57 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
#3
Yes.
#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-01 12:02 PM | Reply
Your intentionally thick-headed responses grow tiresome.
#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-01 07:48 PM | Reply
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