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,

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is testing the use of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet terminals in the airspace system despite a deal it struck with Verizon in 2023. The FAA awarded Verizon a $2 billion deal to improve the national airspace system,

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire presidential adviser Elon Musk on Thursday said a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration communications system operated by Verizon is months away from failure and putting air safety at risk.

Starlink satellite terminals and other equipment have already been installed in FAA facilities as a prelude to its potential takeover of the $2 billion contract — won by Verizon in 2023 — government employees and contractors told the news service.

CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig sharply denounced DOGE chief Elon Musk's efforts to get the Federal Aviation Administration to break its contract with Verizon and use his company SpaceX instead, calling the idea a "flagrant" conflict of interest.

The FAA is testing Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service. That could raise a possible conflict of interest, experts say.

Without citing evidence, Musk said the air traffic control communication system managed by L3Harris is “breaking down” and "the situation is extremely dire."