SpaceX wins a $5.9B Space Force contract while Musk oversees DOGE budget cuts

SpaceX was awarded a $5.9 billion Space Force launch services contract while its CEO Elon Musk simultaneously led the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), directing deep cuts to federal agencies — including competitors' programs — raising acute conflict-of-interest concerns about a private contractor head shaping the budget environment in which he competes.