Ted Malaska
Tech Industry Links: SpaceX
Exited govt: 6/02/25 (reported)
One of the four SpaceX engineers who were brought into the FAA on an ad hoc basis, he was only approved to work for 4 days at the agency. It seems like that term was extended however, only to be revoked in the wake of Elon Musk’s departure. Ted was also named in several reports where he promised to steamroll any federal staff who got in his way.
Positions
Appointed:
2/16/25-6/02/25 Senior Advisor NTE 2/20/25
Offboarding:
Left govt 6/02/25 (reported)
Appointed:
2/16/25-6/02/25 Senior Advisor NTE 2/20/25
Offboarding:
Left govt 6/02/25 (reported)
| Source: | A diminished DOGE reels from the departure of the ‘Dogefather,’ Elon Musk The Washington Post, 6/08/25 |
Events
2/16/25
Appointed:
Ted Malaska starts as Senior Advisor at FAA.
Appointed:
Ted Malaska starts as Senior Advisor at FAA.
| Appointed: | Ted Malaska 2/16/25-6/02/25 |
| Position Title: | Senior Advisor, Office of the Administrator |
| Source: | A diminished DOGE reels from the departure of the ‘Dogefather,’ Elon Musk The Washington Post, 6/08/25 |
2/17/25
Identification:
Four SpaceX engineers at FAA are granted ethics waivers and designated as Special Government Employees, but must recuse from decisions affecting SpaceX.
Identification:
Four SpaceX engineers at FAA are granted ethics waivers and designated as Special Government Employees, but must recuse from decisions affecting SpaceX.
| Person: | Brady Glantz, Sam Smeal, Ted Malaska, Thomas Kiernan |
| Source: | How Elon Musk Muscled His Way Into the FAA Bloomberg, 3/05/25 |
| Agency: | FAA |
2/18/25
Disruption:
DOGE staffer Ted Malaska (one of the 4 detailed from SpaceX) declares that SpaceX is the only company able to complete a communications network contract already awarded to Verizon. He also threatens to report the names of anybody blocking his work directly to Musk.
Disruption:
DOGE staffer Ted Malaska (one of the 4 detailed from SpaceX) declares that SpaceX is the only company able to complete a communications network contract already awarded to Verizon. He also threatens to report the names of anybody blocking his work directly to Musk.
| Person: | Ted Malaska |
| Source: | How Elon Musk Muscled His Way Into the FAA Bloomberg, 3/05/25 |
| Agency: | FAA |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
4/25/25
| Person: | Brady Glantz, Sam Smeal, Ted Malaska, Thomas Kiernan |
| Source: | Musk Allies Made FAA Staff Sign NDAs to Keep New Project Secret Rolling Stone, 4/25/25 |
| Agency: | FAA |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
6/02/25
Offboarding:
Offboarding:
| Appointed: | Ted Malaska 2/16/25-6/02/25 |
| Position Title: | Senior Advisor, Office of the Administrator |
| Source: | A diminished DOGE reels from the departure of the ‘Dogefather,’ Elon Musk The Washington Post, 6/08/25 |
Offboarding:
In the wake of Elon Musk’s exit from DOGE, the four SpaceX engineers that have been working secretly in the FAA – Ted Malaska, Sam Smeal, Thomas Kiernan and Brady Glantz – are all immediately removed from the agency. The Post reports that some agency staff went for post-work drinks to celebrate the banishment of the DOGE team.
Offboarding:
In the wake of Elon Musk’s exit from DOGE, the four SpaceX engineers that have been working secretly in the FAA – Ted Malaska, Sam Smeal, Thomas Kiernan and Brady Glantz – are all immediately removed from the agency. The Post reports that some agency staff went for post-work drinks to celebrate the banishment of the DOGE team.
| Person: | Brady Glantz, Sam Smeal, Ted Malaska, Thomas Kiernan |
| Source: | A diminished DOGE reels from the departure of the ‘Dogefather,’ Elon Musk The Washington Post, 6/08/25 |
| Agency: | FAA |