But at the same moment the agency is being hollowed out, Musk himself may be poised to profit.
(Muskrespondedenthusiastically: SpaceX engineers will help make air travel safer.)
The layoffs at FAA are part of a blunt-force downsizing of government.
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The layoffs at FAA are notable because of the essential public-safety function of the beleaguered agency.
Rolling Stonespoke with an FAA employee affected by the DOGE.
We were already behind, the employee said.
The pilots already complained that theres a shortage in getting their medical certification [approved].
Its just going to be put further behind now.
Musk hadclashedwith Whitaker after the FAAfinedSpaceX for regulatory and safety violations.
These are among the problems Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
pointed in an interview withRolling Stoneas Musks Mount Everestof conflicts.
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