Musk's team installs Starlink on White House roof without security clearance

On 2025-03-15, SpaceX installed Starlink satellite internet infrastructure at the White House (Source: SpaceX Starlink Official Website, FCC Starlink Authorization)

Elon Musk owns SpaceX and its Starlink subsidiary and served as an advisor to the Trump administration while SpaceX provided critical communications infrastructure to the federal government, raising conflicts-of-interest concerns (Source: SpaceX Company Information; Forbes – Elon Musk Profile)

Federal Acquisition Regulation §6.101 requires competitive bidding for major technology contracts, mandating open competition, transparent evaluation criteria, and documentation for government procurements (Source: General Services Administration – Federal Acquisition Regulation; GAO – Competition in Contracting)