The New York Times reported on the 17th that Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has emerged as one of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s closest aides, is being investigated by the federal government on charges of violating state secrets protection regulations. Musk, who owns the space company Space
According to the NYT, Musk is being investigated for violating national secret protection regulations by at least three agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense Inspector General’s Office, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, and the Air Force. Space Because it serves as a major contractor for NASA and the Department of Defense, SpaceX officials can apply for permission to access classified U.S. government information. Additionally, they undergo government screening and receive a certain level of security clearance.
Musk, who had medium-level security access until 2018, applied for the highest level of access that year and received permission about two years later. If you are granted access to top secret information, you must self-report any aspects of your life that may affect national security. However, Space Additionally, U.S. Department of Defense officials told NYT, “Over the past three years, governments in nine countries in Europe and the Middle East, including Israel, have raised security concerns about Musk.”
However, as Musk, who was appointed as co-head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the second Trump administration, is threatening to ‘reduce government organizations and cut budgets’, some predict that federal agencies such as the Department of Defense are unlikely to actively investigate and respond. . NYT pointed out, “He has long broken past norms and customs that do not suit him and the company, but when it comes to national security issues, there is a greater risk lurking.”
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