Air Force Secretary concerned over Musk’s Russia contacts, Bloomberg says

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has told Democratic senators that he shares their security concerns over Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk’s reported contacts with Russian leaders but added that the Pentagon has adequate competition in its space programs to prevent over-reliance on SpaceX, Tony Capaccio of Bloomberg reports, citing a December 13 letter obtained by Bloomberg News. “The Air Force takes security matters very seriously, and I share your concerns,” Kendall wrote Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed. Kendall said that SpaceX is cleared to handle Top Secret-level material but the service “does not comment on the status of an individual’s security clearance.”