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A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 85 commercial and government spacecraft and 3 Starlink satellites launches from Cape Canaveral on June 30, 2021. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dakota Raub)

FBI and Drug Enforcement Agency are interested in Elon Musk’s Starlink

Two recent requests for information show the Justice Department components’ interest in the SpaceX-provided satellite internet service.

Apr 17, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

The exterior of the White House from the North Lawn on Aug. 7, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

House Oversight Democrats demand details on White House Starlink installation

Reps. Gerry Connolly and Shontel Brown say there are “considerable red flags” with the use of the Elon Musk-owned internet service.

Apr 7, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

A view of Department of Energy headquarters on Feb. 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Dawn Zimmer returns to acting Energy CIO after SpaceX engineer’s short tenure

Zimmer is filling the CIO position for the second time since Inauguration Day after Ryan Riedel briefly took on the role overseeing the department's $4.3 billion IT…

Mar 10, 2025 By Billy Mitchell

A Starlink device connects the 155th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine brigade to the internet on Feb. 9, 2025 in Pokrovsk, Ukraine. The 155th Brigade has been trained by the French Armed Forces. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)

Customs and Border Protection is exploring use of Elon Musk’s Starlink

The agency’s interest in the Musk-owned satellite internet service comes as he continues to earn more government business and exert more control in the Trump administration.

Feb 27, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

Energy CIO replaced with SpaceX engineer as DOGE probes department’s systems

Dawn Zimmer, who joined Energy in November as deputy CIO and has been acting CIO since January, has been replaced by a network engineer from SpaceX, the…

Feb 7, 2025 By Billy Mitchell

The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo space plane Unity returns to earth after the mothership separated at Spaceport America, near Truth and Consequences, New Mexico on July 11, 2021. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Virgin Galactic and others become operational with FAA’s space-age air traffic tool

The tool has run into challenges, as documents obtained by FedScoop helped elucidate last year.

Jun 26, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil

Satellite dish sky sunset communication technology network — The growth of satellites and cloud-enabled ground stations is unleashing a new era of space industrialization.

How Azure Orbital and the cloud are expanding our worldview

A new report highlights how the convergence of space and cloud technologies contributes to a ‘supernova’ of new space-based Earth-observation capabilities — and benefits for federal and…

Feb 6, 2024 By FedScoop Staff

Sen. Chuck Schumer — Sen. Charles Schumer (Senate Democrats / Flickr)

Sen. Schumer to host Musk, Zuckerberg and other tech CEOs for closed-door AI forum

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will host tech leaders including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Aug 30, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

A Skydio 2 drone in flight. (Image credit: Skydio)

USAID delivers drones to Ukraine to help document war crimes

The nine autonomous drones were a donation from U.S. manufacturer Skydio and will be used by Ukraine’s prosecutor general.

Jul 27, 2023 By Madison Alder

A solar spot in the centre of the Sun is captured from which the first X-class flare was emitted in four years on February 14, 2011.(Image by NASA/Solar Dynamics Observatory via Getty Images)

Geomagnetic storm expected to pass with minimal impact on agencies’ satellites, comms

The Space Weather Prediction Center expected moderate conditions at worst from the storm as of 10:11 a.m. EST.

Aug 18, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir