03:12 PM EST, 12/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Elon Musk and SpaceX, his rocket company, are under federal investigation over their compliance with reporting rules involving US national security, the New York Times reported Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the company and internal documents.

The Defense Department's inspector general, the Air Force and the undersecretary of defense for intelligence and security separately started reviews last month, the report said.

Musk, a lawyer for Musk and SpaceX didn't return requests for comment, and a Defense Department spokesman declined to comment, the Times said.

In a statement to MT Newswires, the Defense Department's Office of the Inspector General said, "It is the policy of the DoD OIG to neither confirm nor deny the existence of an ongoing investigation. This is to protect the confidentiality of those involved and to protect the integrity of the investigative process,"

Musk and SpaceX didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

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