Hacker News with Generative AI: Government Contracts

FAA workers threatened with firing if they 'impede' SpaceX federal deal (independent.co.uk)
A SpaceX operative has threatened Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees with termination if they stand in the way of agency work by the company, which could lead to a lucrative federal contract, according to a report.

SpaceX, FAA, Government Contracts, Lawsuits, Threats

10 points by perihelions 26 days ago | 2 comments

FAA Officials Ordered Staff to Find Funding for Elon Musk's Starlink (rollingstone.com)
Elon Musk’s satellite business Starlink may not have officially taken over Verizon’s $2.4 billion contract with the Federal Aviation Administration yet to upgrade the systems it uses to manage America’s airspace. However, on Friday, FAA officials ordered staff to begin finding tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal, according to a source with knowledge of the FAA and two people briefed on the situation.

Space Exploration, Government Contracts, Telecommunications

19 points by hiddencost 31 days ago | 1 comments

Starlink to take over $2.4B contract to overhaul air traffic control comms (theverge.com)
While Elon Musk hacks away at the federal bureaucracy in the name of “efficiency,” his company Starlink appears poised to steal a multibillion-dollar government contract from Verizon.

Space Exploration, Telecommunications, Government Contracts

138 points by bdcravens 34 days ago | 170 comments

Musk Takes $2.4B Contract from Verizon to Give It to Starlink (jalopnik.com)
News broke that the FAA had awarded a huge contract to Starlink earlier this week and–considering Elon Musk's current role–that set off plenty of alarm bells for anyone who thinks corruption is bad, especially since the government already had a contract with Verizon. As it turns out, that new Starlink contract is actually worth $2.4 billion, the Washington Post reports.

Space Exploration, Telecommunications, Government Contracts

41 points by drawkward 34 days ago | 19 comments

Starlink poised to take over $2.4B contract to overhaul ATC communication (theverge.com)
While Elon Musk hacks away at the federal bureaucracy in the name of “efficiency,” his company Starlink appears poised to steal a multibillion-dollar government contract from Verizon.

Space Exploration, Technology, Government Contracts, Telecommunications

10 points by achristmascarl 34 days ago | 1 comments

FAA targeting Verizon contract in favor of Starlink, sources say (seattletimes.com)
The Federal Aviation Administration is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract to overhaul a communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control system and awarding the work to Elon Musk’s Starlink, according to two people briefed on the plans.

Aviation, Technology, Government Contracts, Space Exploration

10 points by huang_chung 34 days ago | 2 comments

Musk has inside track to take over contract to fix air traffic communications (apnews.com)
A satellite company owned by Elon Musk has the inside track to potentially take over a large federal contract to modernize the nation’s air traffic communications system.

Space Exploration, Government Contracts, Aviation

25 points by apical_dendrite 36 days ago | 2 comments

$400M armored Tesla gov contract (npr.org)
The Trump administration is expected to purchase $400 million worth of armored Tesla vehicles, according to a new State Department document detailing procurement for fiscal year 2025.

Government Contracts, Tesla, Automotive Industry, Politics

55 points by rgbrgb 48 days ago | 16 comments

State Department Revises Plan to Buy Armored Teslas (nytimes.com)
Tesla’s name was removed from a State Department document that listed planned vehicle purchases after the existence of the list was reported late Wednesday. The potential award raised questions about why the government was giving a lucrative contract to the company, which is led by Elon Musk, one of President Trump’s most important advisers.

Government Contracts, Tesla, Elon Musk, Politics

12 points by papertowels 48 days ago | 4 comments

State Dept. Plans $400M Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks (nytimes.com)
Tesla, whose chief executive, Elon Musk, has been advising President Trump on how to cut government spending, is likely to receive a lucrative contract to supply armored versions of its Cybertruck pickup to the State Department, according to public documents.

Tesla, Government Contracts, Military, Electric Vehicles, Politics

12 points by xnx 49 days ago | 3 comments

Boeing has informed its employees that NASA may cancel SLS contracts (arstechnica.com)
The primary contractor for the Space Launch System rocket, Boeing, is preparing for the possibility that NASA cancels the long-running program.

Space Exploration, NASA, Boeing, Government Contracts

39 points by LorenDB 53 days ago | 75 comments

Boeing has informed its employees that NASA may cancel SLS contracts (arstechnica.com)
The primary contractor for the Space Launch System rocket, Boeing, is preparing for the possibility that NASA cancels the long-running program.

Space Exploration, NASA, Boeing, Government Contracts

7 points by pentel-0_5 54 days ago | 0 comments

Ontario rips up $100M Starlink contract ahead of U.S. tariffs (ctvnews.ca)

Ontario, Canada, Telecommunications, Starlink, Government Contracts

45 points by belter 58 days ago | 19 comments

Ford 'ripping up' Ontario's $100M contract with Elon Musk's Starlink (cbc.ca)

Ford, Elon Musk, Starlink, Canada, Government Contracts

21 points by bhouston 58 days ago | 0 comments

Palantir and Anduril join forces with tech groups to bid for Pentagon contracts (ft.com)

Defense, Technology, Government Contracts, Artificial Intelligence, Business

13 points by nsoonhui 101 days ago | 5 comments

Internal Google documents reveal concerns about its cloud contract with Israel (theverge.com)
Google officials had concerns about potential human rights violations that might be linked to its $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government before ever even signing the deal, according to documents first reported on by The New York Times today.

Google, Israel, Government Contracts, Human Rights, Cloud Computing

22 points by Tomte 120 days ago | 6 comments

Documents contradict Google's claims about its Project Nimbus contract (theintercept.com)
When questioned about its controversial cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, Google has repeatedly claimed the so-called Project Nimbus deal is bound by the company’s general cloud computing terms of service policy.

Google, Cloud Computing, Israel, Government Contracts, Privacy

18 points by cannibalXxx 121 days ago | 0 comments

Palantir Secures $99M Army Contract for User-Centered ML (executivegov.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Military, Government Contracts, Machine Learning

26 points by mgh2 146 days ago | 2 comments

SpaceX prevails over ULA, wins military launch contracts worth $733M (arstechnica.com)
The US Space Force's Space Systems Command announced Friday it has ordered eight launches from SpaceX in the first batch of dozens of missions the military will buy in a new phase of competition for lucrative national security launch contracts.

Space, Military, Government Contracts, SpaceX, ULA

5 points by airstrike 166 days ago | 1 comments

U.S. Army aims for final draft of software mega-contract (breakingdefense.com)
AUSA — The Army’s massive and much-debated “modern software development” contract is headed for a third and final revision due out next month, officials told a standing-room-only audience here at the Association of the US Army conference Wednesday.

Military, Software Development, Government Contracts

14 points by walterbell 167 days ago | 9 comments

Microsoft Teams with Startup Anduril on Army Combat Goggle System (bloomberg.com)
Defense technology startup Anduril Industries Inc. is teaming up with Microsoft Corp. to improve the performance of new combat goggles for the US Army, Anduril said Thursday, in a project that may generate as much as $21.9 billion from the service over a decade.

Defense, Military Technology, Partnerships, Startups, Government Contracts

13 points by sharpshadow 196 days ago | 25 comments

Green tech startup with no climate experience secured millions in gov contracts (propublica.org)

Green Technology, Government Contracts, Funding, Startups, Climate Change

16 points by danso 238 days ago | 5 comments

AWS wins $2B contract for Australian military top secret region build (abc.net.au)

Military, Cloud Computing, Australia, Government Contracts, AWS

23 points by rusteh1 273 days ago | 11 comments

Anduril Selected for U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program (anduril.com)

Military, Aerospace, Technology, Government Contracts

88 points by MaximilianEmel 343 days ago | 75 comments

Google Contract Shows Deal with Israel Defense Ministry (time.com)