Data shows that the U.S. SpaceX Starlink Internet service in numerous offices, such as Nevada’s interior facilities, also has about $14 billion pegs.
The data may be outdated or include errors, but many of the listed numbers are consistent with press releases from agencies such as Space Force. Some of this funds are subject to Congress approval and may eventually enter SpaceX's competitors.
But SpaceX's competitors face many technical setbacks, and Musk's company remains a major market leader. Billionaire said this week that SpaceX's revenue this year is about $15.5 billion, almost double the amount it was two years ago. SpaceX accounts for 134 of the 166 orbital launches in the U.S. so far this year | Harvard and Smithsonians.
Cable does not review detailed contracts or search for deals that the government may have reached with Musk through an intermediary. For example, some government agencies may purchase ads on Musk’s X social media platform through advertising agencies.
According to online documents, the government's fleet includes Tesla electric vehicles, and the General Services Administration recently paid the company for maintenance.
However, the GSA's annual federal fleet report did not undermine the manufacturer's vehicle count and did not provide detailed information on future spending. The report lists 7,706 battery electric vehicles in the government fleet. Earlier this year, the Trump administration suspended new zero-emission vehicles, hitting companies like Tesla.
Musk has benefited from government support for many years. In February, an analysis by the Washington Post found that Musk businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits at the U.S. and local levels, including state and local levels. October's New York Times analysis has signed at least $15.4 billion in federal government contracts against Tesla and SpaceX over the past decade.
But Musk himself tried to bring chainsaws to federal spending through his efforts to lead the efficiency of the Trump administration, a department that claims to have saved $180 billion since January, including contract cancellations, although that figure remains controversial.
Some of Doge's efforts were temporarily blocked by federal courts and have also sparked protests from federal unions, public activists, Congress, states, and even Trump's own aides and cabinet secretary. Last month, Musk said he was working away from the threshold and focusing on his company.
However, Trump's cost-cutting plan has not stopped. According to representatives of two major companies with major government contracts, the employment freeze is still in effect, and the importance of every dollar is emphasized in many federal agencies. They refused to name them because they were worried about Trump's retribution.